Tamil Surnames Starting with A
46 surnames
Aadhimoolam
Primordial root
Aandaal
She who rules, great Vaishnavite poetess-saint
Aandavar
God, supreme ruler
Aarumugam
Six-faced one (Lord Murugan)
Aasaan
Teacher, master
Adigalar
Saint, spiritual leader
Agamudaiyar
Lineage of the interior, a Mukkulathor sub-group
Agnikulam
Of the fire lineage (Vanniyar origin)
Alagappan
Beautiful lord
Alagarsamy
Beautiful lord, from 'alagar' meaning beauty
Alagesan
Lord of beauty
Ambalakarar
One who controls the assembly hall
Ambikapathi
Lord of the mother goddess
Amirthalingam
Immortal Shiva lingam
Ammankoil
Of the Mother Goddess temple
Anbalagan
Beautiful love, from 'anbu' meaning love
Angalaparameswari
Fierce supreme goddess
Angappan
Lord of the body (strong one)
Annamalai
One who stands on the mountain, Lord Shiva's ep...
Annamalaiyan
One devoted to Annamalai hill
Annasamy
Elder brother lord
Anthonysamy
Lord Anthony (Christian Tamil)
Antonyraj
King Anthony (Christian Nadar)
Aranmanaikarar
Lord of the palace
Arasar
King, royal title
Arcotmudaliar
Mudaliar from the Arcot region
Arivazhagan
Beautiful wisdom
Arjunan
Bright or silver, from the Mahabharata hero Arjuna
Arockiasamy
Lord of Our Lady of Arokia
Arulanandan
Bliss of divine grace
Arulprakasam
Light of divine grace
Arumugam
Six-faced, another form of Shanmugam
Arunachalam
Red mountain, from Lord Shiva's Arunachala hill
Arunachalchettiar
Chettiar devoted to Arunachala
Arunthatiyar
Descendant of sage Arundhati
Aruppukkottai
From Aruppukkottai town
Aruvi
Waterfall, cascade
Auvaiappan
Lord of the elder poetess lineage
Avvaiyar
Respected elder woman, from the poetess tradition
Ayyadurai
Fatherly chief
Ayyanar
Father god, from the village deity Ayyanar
Ayyappan
Lord Ayyappa, the celibate deity
Ayyathurai
Lord of the master
Azhagiri
Beautiful mountain
Azhagumuthu
Beautiful pearl