Cherian Family History
Cherian Name Meaning
Indian (Kerala): from the personal name Cherian found among Christians in southern India. It is derived from the Hebrew-Aramaic name Zecharya a variant of Zacharias with the Tamil-Malayalam third person 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