Related Research Articles
Singh is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice and to emulate Rajput naming conventions. As a surname or a middle name, it is now found throughout the world across communities and religious groups, becoming more of a generic, caste-neutral, decorative name.
Pillai or Pillay, meaning "Child of King" (Prince) or "Child", is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka.
Patel is an Indian surname or title, predominantly found in the state of Gujarat, representing the community of land-owning farmers and later businessmen, agriculturalists and merchants. Traditionally the title is a status name referring to the village chieftains during medieval times, and was later retained as successive generations stemmed out into communities of landowners. There are roughly 500,000 Patels outside India, including about 150,000 in the United Kingdom and about 150,000 in the United States. Nearly 1 in 10 people of Indian origin in the US is a Patel.
Parmar, also known as Panwar or Pawar, is a Rajput clan found in Northern and Central India, especially in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and North Maharashtra. The Panwar ruled in Ujjain and later in Dhar.
Ahir or Aheer are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous. The Ahirs are variously described as a caste, a clan, a community, a race and a tribe.
Desai is an Indian administrative, princely or honorary title and surname.
Jethwa is a clan of Rajputs and Koli castes of Gujarat. Jethwa surname is also found among Darji, Mistris of Kutch, Gurjar Kshatriya Kadias castes of Gujarat
Chavda, (Gujarati:ચાવડા), is a prominent clan of the Gurjar ethnic community.
The Machhoya are a Gotra of the Ahir found in the Rajkot, Kutch, Junagadh, Dwarka, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Jamnagar districts of Gujarat in India.
The Sorathia are a sub-group of the Ahir caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. According to prof Bhagwan Singh Suryavanshi they are the descendents of Abhira chief Navaghana of Junagadh.
The Paratharia Ahir are a gotra of the Ahir caste found in the Kutch District of Gujarat state in India.
The Ghedia Koli, or Ghediya Koli is a subcaste of the Koli caste found in the Indian state of Gujarat. Their local deity is Bhikha Bapa of Kukasvada of Gujarat.
Ahir is a caste found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly modern-day India, Nepal and Pakistan. The Ahir clans are spread almost all over country. Historians such as P. M. Chandorkar, using both literary and epigraphic sources has argued that the modern Ahirs should be identified with the Yadavas of the classical Sanskrit texts.
Gavli is a Hindu caste in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. They are a part of the Yadav community.
Mer, Maher or Mehar is a caste from the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in India. They are largely based in the Porbandar district, comprising the low-lying, wetland Ghēḍ and highland Barḍā areas, and they speak a dialect of the Gujarati language. The Mers of the Ghēḍ and Barḍā form two groups of the jāti and together they are the main cultivators in the Porbandar District. Historically, the men served the Porbandar State as a feudal militia, led by Mer leaders. In the 1881 Gazette of the Bombay Presidency, the Mers were recorded numbering at 23,850. The 1951 Indian Census recorded 50,000 Mers. As of 1980 there were estimated to be around 250,000 Mers.
The Chavda Koli, is a clan of Hindu Koli community living in the Indian state of Gujarat and union Territory of Daman and Diu.
Brar is a surname, and a Jat clan from the Punjab region.
Chudasama is an Indian surname of Hindu origin. It is found caste groups of the Gujarat state in India, including the Mer, Mochi, and Bhangi (Chuhra).
Sisodia is a Gujarati and Kannada surname of Indian origin. It is mostly found in Salvi and Bail Kammara Hindu caste groups.
Jhala is a surname of Gujarati and Rajasthani Rajputs based in Indian states of Gujarat and southern Rajasthan.
References
- ↑ "Chavda Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ↑ "Chavda Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin". Name Census. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1416. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ↑ Gida, Seema; Sinroja, Amee; Shah, Nila (1997). Folk Tales of Saurashtra. Creative Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-86318-48-5.
How many surnames do the rabaris' have ?""By surname, you mean branches, isn't it so ? There are more than seventy six branches like Chauhan, Gohel, Parmar, Jadav, Rathod, Chavda, Koditar, Darsar, Gohil, Solanki, Shamla, Shelana, Muchal, Kalotra, Khambhla, Juyad and many others".
- ↑ Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Asian Educational Services. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2.
In the case of the Cutch and Kathiawar Ahirs, there appear to Exo- be no exogamous sub-divisions except families bearing the same divisions. surname. The following is a list of the commonest surnames:- Abalia, Baradia, Bhadarka, Bhadia, Bhenda, Bhibha, Bhoria, Bhuthar, Chavda, Chetaria, Chhuchar, Chudásame, Gagia, Gogham, Gohel, Goria, Jogal, Kachhot, Kámalia, Kanára, Khava, Khunti, Nandánia, Pidaria, Pithia, Rávaliya, Sanjva, Sindhav, Sisotia, Vádhia, Vasra and Vijva.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.