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Chokshi Surname Meaning

Indian (Gujarat and Mumbai): Vania Jain and Parsi name from Gujarati čoksi ‘jeweler assayer of gold and silver’ from čokəs ‘precise circumspect’.

A compound of čo- ‘four-way all-round’ (Sanskrit čatus- ‘four’) + kəs ‘assaying’ (Sanskrit kaṣa ‘touchstone’).

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


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You can see how Chokshi families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Chokshi family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Chokshi family living in Nebraska. This was 100% of all the recorded Chokshi's in USA. Nebraska had the highest population of Chokshi families in 1920.
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Between 1989 and 2004, in the United States, Chokshi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1989, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Chokshi in 1989 was 44, and 78 in 2004.

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