Malayalam Surnames

Near the banyan tree, from 'aal' meaning banyan

Under the banyan tree, geographic name

Elephant grace, grand house name

Father of many, from Hebrew

Teacher, from Sanskrit 'acharya'

Imperishable, from Sanskrit 'achyuta'

Joy of the imperishable one, Vishnu name

One who dances at the feet of god

From Adoor town in Pathanamthitta

Inside the house, from 'akam' meaning interior

Agni keeper, Brahmin who tends sacred fire

From the land between sea and network of rivers

Defender of people, from Greek Alexandros

From Aluva town in Ernakulam

Near the temple tree, from 'ambadi'

Temple rock, from 'ambalm' and 'para'

From the temple-river town

Near the temple, from 'ambalam' meaning temple

Infinite one, from Sanskrit 'ananta'

From Angamaly town in Ernakulam

Wind, from Sanskrit 'anila'

From Anthikkad village

Little Appu, pet name meaning dear child

From the palace, 'arakkal' meaning small palace

From the Arakkal royal house

Of the Aranadan tribal community

Near the river bank, geographic name

Near the river bank forest

From Aroor in Alappuzha district

River bank, from 'aruvi' meaning waterfall

Carpenter, from Sanskrit 'acharya'

From Attingal town in Thiruvananthapuram

Beautiful place, from 'azhaku' meaning beauty

Beautiful one, from 'azhaku' meaning beauty

Mouth of the river, from 'azhimukham'

Young Krishna, from 'bala' meaning child

Young boy, from Sanskrit 'bala'

Lady, female Muslim title in Kerala

Lord of fortune, from 'bhagya' and 'nath'

Learned Brahmin, from 'bhatta' meaning scholar

From Jacob, a common Nasrani Christian name

From the jack-fruit tree area

Temple performer, from the Chakyar Koothu tradi...

Temple performer of Chakyar art form

From the flowing river town

From the slope, from 'chaal' meaning slope

Moon, from Sanskrit 'chandra'

From the town of Changanassery