Kannada Surnames Starting with P

City of the Pandavas, from the epic Mahabharata

From the UNESCO heritage site of Pattadakal

Town merchant or city trader

From the windy town of Pavagada in Tumkur

Big town, from Tamil-Kannada 'periya' and 'patt...

Son of a Muslim mendicant

Cotton carder, Muslim Kannada surname

Golden father, Kodava clan name from 'ponnu'

Temple priest, variant of Poojary

Priest, one who performs worship

Lord elder or chief headman

Priest, one who performs puja worship

Small child chief, from 'putta' and 'gowda'

Little father, from 'putta' meaning small child

From the town of Puttur in Dakshina Kannada