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Upadhyay Family History

Upadhyay Surname Meaning

Indian (northern states and Karnataka): Brahmin name from Sanskrit upādhyāya ‘teacher’

(from upa ‘with under’ + adhyāya ‘studying’).

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


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