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Srinivasan Name Meaning

Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit šrīnivāsa ‘abode of Lakshmi’ or ‘abode of good fortune’ (see Srinivas ) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. — 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


Similar surnames: Srinivas, Sankaran, Rintala, Sullivan, Sinisi, Bingaman, Nissan

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You can see how Srinivasan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Srinivasan family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Srinivasan family living in Iowa. This was about 50% of all the recorded Srinivasan's in USA. Iowa and 1 other state had the highest population of Srinivasan families in 1920.
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Between 1981 and 2004, in the United States, Srinivasan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Srinivasan in 1981 was 46, and 62 in 2004.

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