# Maheshwari (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maheshwari/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Sanskrit.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 741 |
| US rank (2010) | 31,285 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 416,661 people |
| Change since 2000 | +115% (344 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maheshvari, Maheswari |

## Etymology

From Sanskrit महेश्वरी (maheśvarī); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वरी (īśvarī, “goddess”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maheshwari in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 96% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

Mazhar, McGuire, Moser, McCray, McGraw, Major, Messer, McRae, Maguire, Mosher, Musser, McGrew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.