Surnames Starting with G

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Cart driver (from Konkani gaaddi)

One who fords or crosses rivers

A Khatri clan from Punjab

Synagogue treasurer

Tax collector or treasurer

Tax collector

From Gabii town

From the Gabol Baloch tribe

Jester or joker

Plaster maker

Mace, from 'gada' meaning club weapon

People of the Gadaba tribe

From the town of Gadag in North Karnataka

From Gadag town

Mace bearers or guards

A surname from Marathwada region

Leader of the fort or garrison chief

Shepherd, goat herder of Mithila

Derived from Kashmiri 'gadda' meaning cushion m...

From the Qadhadhfa tribe

Beard, from Telugu 'gaddamu'

From Gaddi tribe

From the Gaddi tribal protectors

From the Gaddi tribal branch

Fort dweller, from 'gadh' meaning fort

Shepherd, from 'gaderi' meaning one who tends s...

Shepherd, one who tends sheep

One who churns, from 'gadgad' meaning rumbling

One from a fortified village (gadhi - small fort)

Bard or chronicler, keeper of community histories

One from a fortified place (gadh - fort)

Boundary keeper, from Telugu

Clock or watch, from Telugu gadiyaram

Fort keeper, from 'gadh' meaning fort

A Brahmin sub-group from Maharashtra

One who makes pots from clay

Fort-dweller or fort keeper

From the town of Gadwal in Telangana

Descendant of Gamhna (calf)

From Gagal area

Pot maker (gagara = pot)

Pot makers or water carriers

Money lender or pledge

Sky from Sanskrit

Vigorous

Fierce fighter

Winner, earner