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Ranganathan Surname Meaning

Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit ranganātha ‘lord of mirth’ (from ranga ‘mirth’ + nātha ‘lord’) an epithet of the god Krishna + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n.

— Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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