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)
- A surname from Hindi.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tripathi is the 19341st 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.