Vaidya

See also: vaidya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi वैद्य (vaidya, “doctor, physician”). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.

Proper noun

Vaidya (plural Vaidyas)

1. A surname from Marathi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vaidya is the 16848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1694 individuals. Vaidya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vaidya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.