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Vaidya Name Meaning

Indian (northern states): from a personal name from Sanskrit vaidya ‘scholar physician’ (from Sanskrit vid- ‘to know’). This is the name of a clan of the Konkanastha Brahmins.

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


Similar surnames: Pandya, Varty, Naidu, Varma, Vida, Dada, Maia, Gaida, Varda, Varga

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Between 1977 and 2004, in the United States, Vaidya life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Vaidya in 1977 was 67, and 44 in 2004.

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