Shankar Family History
Shankar Name Meaning
Indian (southern states): from a personal name based on Sanskrit šankara ‘happiness or prosperity’ (from šam ‘happiness prosperity’ + -kara ‘causing’). This is an epithet of the Hindu god Shiva. Among people who have migrated from Kerala and Tamil Nadu it is a variant of Sankaran . Compare Sankar . — 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