Kannada Surnames
Explore 507 Kannada surnames with meanings and origins.
Ujire
From Ujire town in Dakshina Kannada
Ullagaddi
Onion field or grass mound
Umesh
Lord of Uma, epithet of Shiva
Uppin
Salt trader, from 'uppu' meaning salt
Vanagiri
Forest hill dwellers
Vastrad
Cloth trader, from 'vastra' meaning cloth
Vasudev
Father of Krishna, from Sanskrit
Veeranagouda
Brave elder or heroic headman
Veerappa
Father hero, from 'veera' meaning brave
Venugopal
Flute-playing cowherd, epithet of Krishna
Vijayanagar
From the Vijayanagara empire
Viraktamath
Monastery of the detached ones
Virakthmath
Renunciant's monastery, Lingayat surname
Vishwanath
Lord of the universe, from Sanskrit
Wadeyar
Lord or ruler
Walikar
Sandal maker, from 'wali' meaning sandal
Yadahalli
Shepherd village, from 'yadu' and 'halli'
Yalagi
From Yalagi village
Yallappa
Father of all, a village deity name
Yamanappa
Father Yama, from the god of death
Yaraguppi
From Yaraguppi village
Yelandur
From the town of Yelandur in Chamarajanagar
Yelburga
From the town of Yelburga in Koppal
Yellappa
Father of all, from village deity Yellamma
Yendigeri
From the ox cart hill
Zamindar
Landowner, from Persian 'zamin' meaning land
Zanavar
From Jhanavar or beast area