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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BAKSHI

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Indian (Panjab): Hindu and Sikh name, from Persian bakhshi ‘paymaster’, originally the title of an official who distributed wages in the Muslim armies.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)