Maithili Surnames

Salt maker or lime worker

Salt maker, salt trader of Mithila

Logician clan of Mithila

One from the grassland, marsh dweller

From the lotus sacred village

Lotus house keeper of Mithila

Lotus creator poet clan

From the lotus pond settlement

Lotus pond keeper of Mithila

From the lotus sacred settlement

Lotus possessor clan of Mithila

Lotus blessed clan of Mithila

Lord of lotus devotee clan

Goddess of lotus devotee

From the lotus village of Mithila

Wrestler

Protector

From Pakhandi village of Mithila

Five-faced devotee clan (Shiva)

Five rivers clan of Mithila

Five-member council

Five sacred fords keeper

Five sacred pilgrimage keeper

From Pandaul

Register keeper

Village record keeper

Village genealogy keeper

Named after sage Parashurama

Examiner/Tester

One who validates, authority figure

Western one

Toddy tapper, palm climber

Watchman or guardian

Thread braider, sacred thread maker

From Phulparas

From pond area

From the east

From the flower garden village

Flower pond keeper clan

Flower sacred pond keeper

Flower treasury clan of Mithila

Flower offering ritual clan

From the flower settlement

Flower blessed clan of Mithila

Lord of flowers devotee

From flower lord settlement

Revenue law officer

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