Kannada Surnames
Explore 507 Kannada surnames with meanings and origins.
Lakshminarayan
Lakshmi and Narayana combined
Lamani
Wanderer, from the Lambani nomadic community
Lambani
Nomadic trader, Banjara community
Lingadahalli
Village of the Linga devotees
Lingamurthy
Form of the sacred Linga
Lingappa
Father Linga, devotee of Lord Shiva
Lingsugur
From the town of Lingsugur in Raichur district
Lokesh
Lord of the world, from Sanskrit 'loka'
Madaiah
Intoxicated lord, devotional name
Madappa
Kodava clan name meaning beloved father
Madar
Leather worker, Scheduled Caste surname
Maddur
From the town of Maddur in Mandya
Madhugiri
Honey hill, from 'madhu' and 'giri'
Madivala
Washerman, from 'madi' meaning clean cloth
Madivalar
Washermen community
Madiwalar
Washerman, from 'madi' meaning clean
Magadi
From the town of Magadi near Bengaluru
Maganur
Son's town, from 'maga' meaning son
Mahadevappa
Great god father, from Mahadeva (Shiva)
Mahaldar
Revenue collector, from 'mahal' meaning revenue
Makandar
Face turner, from 'mukha' and 'dar'
Malagimani
Jasmine house lineage
Malavalli
From the town of Malavalli in Mandya
Malipatil
Garden head, from 'mali' and 'patil'
Mallappa
Father Malla, from 'malla' meaning wrestler
Malur
From the town of Malur in Kolar
Managuli
Sandy soil village, from 'mannu' and 'guli'
Mandya
From the sugarcane district of Mandya
Mangalore
From the coastal city of Mangalore (Mangaluru)
Maniyar
Bangle maker, Muslim Kannada surname
Manjappa
Father of fog, from 'manju' meaning mist
Manvi
From the town of Manvi in Raichur district
Maregowda
Tree chief, from 'mara' and 'gowda'
Marikallahalli
Village of the rain stone
Mariyappa
Tree father, from 'mara' meaning tree
Marpalli
From the village of Marpalli
Masuti
Mosque, from 'masjid'
Mavinakurve
Mango seat, from 'mavina' and 'kurve'
Melinmani
Upper house, from 'melina' and 'mane'
Mendonca
From Mendonca, Mangalorean Catholic surname
Moolya
Valuable one, from 'mulya' meaning value
Mudda
Fist or compact, from 'muddi'
Muddebihal
From the town of Muddebihal in Vijayapura
Mudigere
From the coffee town of Mudigere
Mudol
From the village of Mudol