Yadav

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi यादव (yādav), Nepali यादव (yādav).

Noun

Yadav (plural Yadavs or Yadav)

  1. A member of a grouping of traditionally non-elite, cow headers and peasant-pastoral grazing communities or castes in the Indian Subcontinent.
  2. A given (surname) reassembled with Other backward community in union of Indian states.

Proper noun

Yadav (plural Yadavs)

  1. A surname from Sanskrit.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yadav is the 15734th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1853 individuals. Yadav is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.01%) individuals.

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