Malayalam Surnames

From Konni town in Pathanamthitta

From Koonammavu in Ernakulam

Inside the fort, from 'kotta' and 'akam'

From the fort hill

From the fort area, 'kottaram' meaning palace

From the city of Kottayam in central Kerala

From the grove of trees coastal area

Temple, from 'kovil' meaning temple

Temple palace, from royal family residences

West of the temple house

Elder, a Kerala Muslim community title

From the fortified city, Calicut

Little Krishna, from 'kutty' meaning child

From Kudallur village in Kerala

Of the family house, from 'kudumbam'

From the pond country

Pond town, from 'kulam' and 'oor'

Little palace area

Little one, a pet name used as surname

Little one, a common pet name used as surname

From the hill-pond town in Thrissur

From the hill, from 'kunnu' meaning hill

Hill town, from 'kunnu' and 'oor'

From the hill, from 'kunnu' meaning hill

On the hill side, from 'kunnu' and 'puram'

Of the Kurava community, basket maker

From Kuriakose (Cyriac), a Syrian Christian name

Of the Kurichiya tribal community

From Kuriakose (Cyriac), Syrian Christian name

Cross-bearer, a Nasrani Christian title

Near the cross

Elder or chief, a Nair title of authority

Elder's field town, place name

From Kuriakose, a Nasrani Christian name

Child's pond bank, geographic name

Little lord, from 'kuttan' and 'appan'

Child's forest

Of the child's house, from 'kutty' meaning child

Child or small one, common suffix-name

Near the pit, from 'kuzhi' meaning pit

Light, Syriac form of Luke

From the monastery church

Of the Madathil house, tharavad name

Monastery or institution, religious house

Sweet as honey, a name of Lord Vishnu

From the Malabar coast of northern Kerala

Hill treasure people, tribal community

From the hilltop place