Tripathi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi त्रिपाठी (tripāṭhī), which is from Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripāṭhin, “person who has studied the three Vedas”).

Proper noun

Tripathi (plural Tripathis)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tripathi is the 19341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1399 individuals. Tripathi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.28%) individuals.

Further reading

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