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Iyer Family History

Iyer Name Meaning
Indian (Tamil Nadu): Hindu (Brahman) name, aiyar in Tamil, composed of the noun stem ayya (see Iyengar) + the honorific plural suffix -r. The Iyer Brahmans are a prominent community from Tamil Nadu.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

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Name Distribution of Iyer Families

  • Number of Iyer families
     3 - 4
     2 - 2
     1
     
    from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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    from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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