Surnames Starting with C

Derived from cherepan (potter)

Little one, variant of Cheria meaning small

Small or junior, from 'cheriya' meaning little

Derived from Cherkasy (Circassian)

Ukrainian-influenced from chernyi (black)

From the black place

Black

Black-mustached one

Black

Dark-haired one

Ancient warrior tribe of Bihar and Jharkhand

From the town near the lake

Sugarcane, from Telugu 'cheruku'

Of the Cheruma community

Small field, from 'cheru' and 'vayal'

Near the small river, from 'cheru' meaning small

Tank or pond, from Telugu cheruvu

Tank hill, from the Narasimha temple site

Bonded laborer descendant

From Cherwan village

Of uncertain origin possibly darkness

From Chester (Roman fort)

Aware or conscious one

Merchant or trader

One with consciousness (chetna - awareness)

Warrior or Kshatriya lineage

Merchant, from the Nagarathar trading community

Merchant, from the trading community

Zhang Cantonese

Knight or horseman

Goat herder

Prosperous, from the Chera dynasty lineage

Six brothers

One who provides shelter (from chhappar - roof)

Thatched roof maker

From the Chhalotra Brahmin gotra

Rhythmic one from Nadia

From the Chhanotra Brahmin gotra

A sub-group of Magar from the Myagdi region

Shade provider clan of Duggar

One who makes roofs

Staff bearer

From Chhasa village, a Patidar surname

From Chhatarpur village lineage

Warrior or Kshatriya

One who cuts, an occupational surname

Warrior caste, from Sanskrit 'kshatriya' meanin...

Ancient warrior tribe