as a Last Name
- 7,681
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Prasad
Meaning & Origins
Indian (northern and southern states): Hindu name from Sanskrit prasāda ‘favor’, ‘grace’, ‘offering’. In the northern states, it probably evolved into a family name from use as the final element in a compound personal name such as Deviprasad, meaning ‘gift of the god Hari’, Jagannathprasad ‘gift from the lord of the world (i.e. Shiva)’. In South India it is used only as a male given name, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S. among people from South India.
| 4,622nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 7,681
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Prasad per capita
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