Venkatesh Family History
Venkatesh Name Meaning
Indian (southern states): from a personal name based on Sanskrit venkaṭeša ‘lord of Venkata’ (from Venkaṭa the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh + īša ‘lord’) an epithet of the god Vishnu. There is a celebrated temple dedicated to Vishnu on this hill in Andhra Pradesh. — 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