Desai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Proper noun

Desai (plural Desais)

1. A surname from Gujarati.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Desai is the 1938^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18638 individuals. Desai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desai”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 447.

Anagrams

• A-side, Daise, Sadie, aides, aside, daies, ideas, saide