What is "dikshit"

Dikshit (also spelled as Dixit or Dikshitar) , is a Hindu family name. The word is an adjective form of the Sanskrit word diksha, meaning provider of knowledge. Dikshit in Sanskrit derives itself as a person involved in scientific studies, and literally translates as "one who has received initiation or one who is initiated". The surname is usually associated with Hindu Brahmins in India. People with this surname have their roots in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu and some parts of Orissa.