Malayalam Surnames

Bold voyager, Portuguese-origin surname

Bearer of the Ganga, epithet of Shiva

Farmer lord, Syriac form of George

Farmer, from Greek Georgios

Cowherd Krishna, from 'gopala' and 'krishna'

Lord of the gopis, a name of Lord Krishna

From the temple town of Guruvayoor

Pilgrim, one who has performed Hajj

Pilgrim family, from Arabic Hajj

Hari-Krishna, combined divine name

From Haripad town in Alappuzha

From Arabic Idris, prophet name

Middle of the market

Little one, a diminutive Christian surname

From the narrow gorge district

Brahmin household, ancestral Namboothiri house

Of the Brahmin house, from 'illam'

Of the banyan field

From the ginger hill

Pet form of Joseph, Nasrani diminutive

From the town of the iron market

Of the Irula tribal community, meaning dark

Little one, a Nasrani pet name

Little Itty (Isaac), a Nasrani family name

Victorious moon, from 'jaya' and 'chandra'

God is gracious, from Hebrew Yohanan

He will add, from Hebrew Yosef

From Kadakkavoor town in Thiruvananthapuram

Near the sea, from 'kadal' meaning sea

From the mat-making island

From the kadamba tree land

Of the Kadar tribal community

From the crossing, from 'kadavu' meaning ford

Near the river bank, geographic surname

From the crossing town

Officer or chieftain, a Nair military title

From the hand-field, geographic surname

Jackfruit garden, from 'kaitha' and 'veli'

From Kakkanad in Kochi

Bearer of art, from 'kala' and 'dhara'

From the foot of the stone, birthplace of Shank...

Art house, from 'kala' meaning art

From the threshing floor, agricultural name

Stone pond, geographic name

From the stone workshop, artisan surname

Stone artisan, stonemason

Under the stone

Of the stone house, from 'kallu' meaning stone