Babu Family History
Babu Name Meaning
Indian (Gujarat Maharashtra and southern states): from Hindi bābū ‘father’ a derivative of Prakrit bappā used as a respectful term of address for a man also as a term of endearment for a male child. In Gujarat and Maharashtra the surname comes from the respectful term of address while among South Indians the term of endearment evolved into a male personal name. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. Assyrian/Chaldean: from the personal name or nickname Bābū (compare 1 above) given to one who bears the same personal name as his grandfather.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022