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Tyagi Surname Meaning

Indian (Haryana Uttar Pradesh): Brahmin Jat name believed to be given to the breakaway group that gave up the traditional vocation of cultivation to take up learning and teaching like the Brahmins.

Alternatively, the name is given to Brahmins who moved away from learned occupations and took to farming.

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


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