आडनांव
Surnames
Two patterns dominate. Office-names — Kamath, Shanbhag, Nadkarni, Hegde — record a hereditary post in village administration or the temple. Village-names — Kaikini, Hattangadi, Padukone, Basrur — record where the family lived, and in some communities are the rule almost without exception. The notes below are the derivations current among the families who carry each name; several are folk etymology and should be read as tradition rather than as evidence.
37 recorded in the archive
Pai
209 peopletitle-name · An old title of standing; several derivations are proposed and none is settled. · Also written Pai Raiturkar, Pey
Hegde
137 peopleoffice-name · From Kannada heggaḍe, a headman. · Also written Hegade, Heggade
Mallya
110 peopletitle-name · Also written Mallia
Gulvady
92 peoplevillage-name
Shanbhag
70 peopleoffice-name · From Kannada shānubhōga, the village accountant. · Also written Shanbhogue, Shanbhogh
Shenoy
68 peopleoffice-name · From an accountant's post; the Portuguese-era Goan spelling Sinai preserves the older sound. · Also written Shenai, Shanai, Sinai, Sinari
Karkal
64 peoplevillage-name · From Karkala in Udupi district.
Nadkarni
62 peopleoffice-name · From nāḍ-kārṇi, the accountant of a nāḍu or district.
Rao
60 peopletitle-name · From Sanskrit rāja; a general honorific across western and southern India. · Also written Rau
Prabhu
57 peopletitle-name · From Sanskrit prabhu, 'lord' — an honorific that hardened into a surname. · Also written Prabhu Verlekar, Pabhu
Kini
52 peoplevillage-name · Also written Kinni
Adiga
49 peopleoffice-name · From Kannada aḍiga, one who serves at the temple kitchen or altar.
Baliga
48 peopleWagle
48 peopleBhandarkar
39 peopleoffice-name · From bhandār, the treasury — a treasurer's family.
Kudva
36 peopleTalgeri
36 peoplevillage-name
Karnad
28 peoplevillage-name
Savur
26 peoplevillage-name
Murdeshwar
23 peoplevillage-name
Bhat
22 peopleoffice-name · From Sanskrit bhaṭṭa, a learned brahmin; frequently a priestly family. · Also written Bhatt, Bhatta
Trasi
22 peoplevillage-name
Kamath
21 peopleoffice-name · Widely derived from a hereditary village revenue-accounting office. · Also written Kamat, Kamathe
Kallianpur
20 peoplevillage-name
Nayak
20 peopleoffice-name · A leader's or captain's title. · Also written Naik, Naique
Padukone
20 peoplevillage-name
Sirur
18 peoplevillage-name
Chandavarkar
13 peoplevillage-name · From Chandavar near Honnavar.
Kalbag
12 peopleHattangadi
11 peoplevillage-name
Kaikini
10 peoplevillage-name · From Kaikini near Bhatkal.
Dhareshwar
8 peoplevillage-name
Mavinkurve
6 peoplevillage-name
Bijur
5 peoplevillage-name
Koppikar
3 peoplevillage-name · From Koppa.
Basrur
2 peoplevillage-name · From the old port town of Basrur.
Heblekar
2 peoplevillage-name · From Heble.