Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Bajwa is a Jat surname and tribe name commonly found among the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of the Punjab region in India and Pakistan.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins. The names Sharman, Sharma and Sharmavu are used in South India, albeit uncommonly.
Tiwari, from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin', is a surname of some Hindu Brahmin communities commonly found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a common surname found primarily in the Kanara, Tulu Nadu and Konkan regions of India. It is prevalent among various Hindu communities in these regions, including the Kuruba Gowda, Bunt, Saraswat Brahmins, Kannada Jain, Havyaka Brahmin, and Vokkaliga communities of Karnataka.
Mandal, also spelled Mondal, is an honorific title that was used for local chieftains in present-day Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The title was usually hereditary and so, in modern times, the term is a common surname for both males and females.
Sehgal is a Punjabi Khatri surname, originating from Punjab in India and Pakistan.
Kaul is a surname used by the Kashmiri Pandit community in India.
Shetty is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt (community). 'Shetray' which means nobility. The word 'Shetray' is anglicised as Shetty. Nowadays Bunts Community is simply referred to as Shettys Source.
Saxena is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. Kayastha in origin, it derives from the Sanskrit word sakhisena meaning “friend of the army”.
Sethi is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India. They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Bhasin Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni, Sethi, (Sawhney) and Suri. The surname is also found among Arora which is another sub-caste of Khatris. Historian Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sethis were originally found near the banks of Indus and Jhelum river especially in the towns of Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar and Nowshera.
Tandon is a surname found among Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Dasgupta is a common Bengali Hindu last name or surname that is used by the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste of Bengal.
Khosla is a Punjabi Khatri surname found in North India.
Tripathi or Tripathy is a Hindu Brahmin family name in India and Nepal. Trivedi and Tiwari are variants of the name.
Chadha is a surname that is used by Punjabi Khatri caste. Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the caste, include:
Shukla is a word of Sanskrit origin that means "bright" or "white".
Saha/Shaha is a Bengali Hindu surname mostly residing in the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura, as well as in Bangladesh.
Negi is a surname of Pahadi Rajput caste found in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Uttarakhand.
Saran may refer to the following people
