Persaud
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Persaud is a
Hindi surname प्रसाद which is predominantly transliterated as Prasad
in India. Other variant forms include Persad, Persard, Pershad, Prasada, Prashad, Presad, and Presaud.
The surname primarily originated in the
2010 U.S. census.[6]
Etymology and history
The name Persaud means "Gracious gift"Dharmic religions including Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism[9] where "Prasada" is a food that is used in religious offering.
Geographical distribution
Persaud is the most common surname in Guyana,Indo-Caribbean immigration to North America and Europe (mainly the United Kingdom and the Netherlands).[12]
Notable people named Persaud
Persaud
- Anjulie Persaud(b. 1983), an Indo-Guyanese Canadian singer
- Avinash Persaud (b. 1966), an Indo-Bajan businessman
- Bernadette Indira Persaud (b. 1946), Indo-Guyanese painter
- Bishnodat Persaud (1933-2016), a British Indo-Guyanese economist
- Deborah Persaud (b. 1960), an Indo-Guyanese American virologist
- Kriskal Persaud (b. 1974), an Indo-Guyanese chess player
- Lakshmi Persaud (b. 1939), a British Indo-Trinidadian writer
- Nikhil Persaud, a British poker player
- Rajendra Persaud(b. 1963), a British Indo-Trinidadian/Indo-Guyanese psychiatrist
- Reepu Daman Persaud (1936-2013), an Indo-Guyanese former agricultural minister of Guyana
- Robert Persaud (b. 1974), Guyanese Foreign Secretary and former minister
- Roxanne Persaud (b. 1966), Indian-African Guyanese American politician
- Shanta Persaud, diabetes researcher and academic
Persad
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar (b. 1952), first woman to be Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Ria Persad (also known as Ria Persad Carlo) (born 1974), a Trinidad and Tobago mathematician, classical musician and model
Prashad
- Thara Prashad (born 1982) - singer and model
References
- ^ "Persaud Family History". Ancestry. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Guyana Genealogy Resources & Vital Records". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Most Common Surinamese Surnames & Meanings".
- ^ "Guyana Genealogy Resources & Vital Records".
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Genealogy Resources & Vital Records".
- ^ "Most Popular Hindu Baby Names".
- ^ "Prasad Name Meaning & Prasad Family History". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Fatawa - Is it permissible for Muslims to eat Prasad shared by temple custodians in India?". Dar al-Ifta al Misriyyah. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Prasada | Hinduism". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "The most popular last name in every country in the world, and what they mean". https://Matador network. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- ^ "Persaud Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Guyanese Immigrants to Canada | Statistics | Immigration to Canada". Retrieved 2019-05-08.