Kannada Surnames Starting with C
32 surnames
Castelino
Little castle, Mangalorean Catholic surname
Chalavadi
Drummer, from 'chala' meaning drum
Challagere
From Challakere town
Challakere
From the dry town of Challakere in Chitradurga
Chalukya
From the great Chalukya dynasty of the Deccan
Chamarajanagar
City of Chamaraja, from the Mysore king
Chandrappa
Moon father, from 'chandra' meaning moon
Chandrashekhar
Moon-crested one, epithet of Shiva
Channabasappa
Beautiful Basava's father
Channabasava
Beautiful Basava, Lingayat devotional name
Channagiri
Beautiful hill, from 'chenna' and 'giri'
Channamath
Beautiful monastery, Lingayat surname
Channapatna
From Channapatna town in Ramanagara district
Channappa
Father Channa, from 'chenna' meaning beautiful
Channegowda
Beautiful chief, from 'chenna' and 'gowda'
Chengappa
Red father, Kodava clan name
Chetty
Merchant, from the trading community
Chickamagaluru
From the younger daughter's town
Chikkappa
Little father, from 'chikka' meaning small
Chikkegowda
Small chief, from 'chikka' and 'gowda'
Chikkerur
Small town, from 'chikka' and 'erur'
Chikodi
From the town of Chikodi in Belgaum
Chinakanahalli
From the gold village
Chincholi
From the tamarind town of Chincholi
Chitradurga
From the fort city of Chitradurga
Choudhari
Chief, from 'chaudhary'
Chowdaiah
Chief lord, from 'chowda' meaning chief
Crasta
From Crasta, Mangalorean Catholic surname