Surnames Starting with V

Brave lord, courageous one

Brave lord, from 'veer' meaning brave and 'swami'

Brave lion

Heroic lion

One who is brave (veer - heroic)

Of the house, from 'veedu' meaning house

Meadow

From the village of Vegesna

From the village of Vegunta

Fertile plain

Watchful one

Of the Veis tribe

One who practices medicine

Trader or merchant, from a Patel sub-group

Moon of seeing (vekh - to see + chand - moon)

Master of the spear (ancient warrior title)

Farmer king, a powerful agricultural community

Spear-wielder, devotee of Lord Murugan

Shore dweller, from 'vel' meaning shore

Lord of the festival, from 'vela' meaning festival

From the village of Velapur

Crow

Bearer of the spear, Lord Murugan

One who wields the spear, Lord Murugan

Son of Velasco

A Lambadi/Banjara family name

From the village of Velgapudi

Old or elder

From the village of Veling

From the tribal community Velip

From the open country, place-based name

Son of Velji, a patronymic surname

White lord

Pure or white Chettiar

White or pure lord

Pure mother

From the village of Vellanki

White Pandian (fair complexioned)

From the white field

Silver place, from 'velli' meaning silver

From the village of Velling

Spear-wielding Murugan, from 'vel' meaning spear

Quick or rapid

Spear lord, from 'vel' and 'swami'

Lord of silver

From the temple town of Vemulavada

Temple village, variant of Vemulavada

From the village of Vemuri