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Mukherjee Name Meaning

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Brahmin name of which the Sanskrit version Mukhyopadhyaya is ostensibly composed of mukhya ‘principal chief’ + upadhyaya ‘teacher’. However in fact the first element probably denotes a Bengal placename Mukhati. Compare Chatterjee .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Banerjee, Mulhern, Milberger, Catherine, Herzer, Murphree, Matherne

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Between 1967 and 2004, in the United States, Mukherjee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Mukherjee in 1967 was 39, and 75 in 2004.

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