Lakshmanan Family History

Indian (Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit lakṣmaṇa ‘one who has auspicious marks’. In the epic poem Ramayana, Lakshmana is the heroic younger brother of Rama (see Ram).

— 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.