Indian Surnames & Their Meanings
Indian surnames and clan names with their origins and meanings. · 35 surnames · indicative and sometimes contested
IndianAhirIndian surname denoting the cowherd community.→IndianAyarTamil Nadu Brahmin title used as a surname.→IndianChettySouth Indian trader/merchant caste; from Sanskrit 'Sreshti' (merchant).→IndianDesaiGujarati surname meaning 'village head'.→IndianGounderTamil title meaning 'landowner', linked to Vellalar community.→IndianGovenderTamil-origin South African Indian surname.→IndianGovindsamyTamil theophoric name; 'Govind' (Krishna) plus 'samy' (lord/god).→IndianKhanFrom Persian 'khan' meaning 'leader' or 'king'; Indian Muslim surname.→IndianMaharajFrom Sanskrit 'Maharaja' (great king); a Hindu priestly title.→IndianMarajVariant of Maharaj, a Hindu priestly title.→IndianMehtaGujarati/Rajasthani surname meaning 'chief accountant'.→IndianMistriOccupational surname meaning 'artisan'.→IndianModiIndian surname meaning 'grocer' or 'trader'.→IndianMoodleyFrom Tamil/Telugu title Mudaliar meaning 'person of first rank'.→IndianMudaliarTamil honorary title meaning 'person of first rank'.→IndianMunsamyTamil theophoric name; 'samy' meaning 'lord' or 'god'.→IndianNaickerTamil surname meaning a village leader or ruler.→IndianNaidooTelugu/Tamil-origin South African Indian surname (from Naidu).→IndianNaiduTelugu form of the caste title meaning 'lord'.→IndianNaikFrom Sanskrit 'Nayaka' meaning 'hero' or 'leader'.→IndianPadayacheeTamil South African surname.→IndianPatelGujarati surname meaning 'village headman' or 'landowner'.→IndianPatherTamil-origin South African surname (anglicized Pillay variant).→IndianPerumalTamil name meaning 'Great Lord' or 'Supreme Lord'.→IndianPillaiTamil honorific title; variant of Pillay.→IndianPillayTamil-origin South African Indian surname.→IndianRaiIndian Kshatriya surname used among business communities.→IndianRajahFrom Sanskrit 'raja' meaning 'king'.→IndianRamdasHindu devotional surname; 'servant of Rama'.→IndianRamlallHindu devotional name derived from the god Rama.→IndianReddyTelugu-origin South African Indian surname.→IndianShahFrom Persian 'king'; associated with traders and moneylenders.→IndianSharmaBrahmin surname meaning 'teacher' or 'priest'.→IndianSinghHindi/Punjabi surname meaning "lion".→IndianSubramoneyTamil theophoric name from the deity Subramaniam.→