Desai : Indian (Gujarat and Maharashtra): Brahmin Jain and Parsi name meaning ‘landlord’ from Sanskrit dešasvāmī ‘lord of land’ (from deša ‘country’ + svāmī ‘lord master’) which in earlier times denoted an official who collected revenue.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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