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Chughtai Family History

Chughtai Surname Meaning

Muslim (in parts of South and Central Asia and the Middle East): claimed to be a descent from Chagatai Khan the second son of Genghis Khan and said to be from Mongolian chagan ‘white’ with the associative suffix -tai.

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


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