Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
Balasubramanian
Young Subramanian, child form of Lord Murugan
Baskaran
Sun or one who illuminates
Batticaloan
From the eastern lagoon city
Berichettiar
Chettiar involved in trading
Bhagavathar
One who recites the Bhagavata Purana
Chandrasekaran
One who wears the moon (Lord Shiva)
Chellam
Darling, precious one
Chellamuthu
Precious pearl, from 'chellam' and 'muthu'
Chellappa
Beloved father, dear lord
Chelvanayagam
Wealth of the Lord (Sri Lankan Tamil)
Chengannan
Red-eyed one (Chera/Chola title)
Cherarajan
King of the Cheras
Chettiar
Merchant, from the Nagarathar trading community
Chezhian
Prosperous, from the Chera dynasty lineage
Chidambaranathan
Lord of Chidambaram (Nataraja temple)
Chinnadurai
Little chief, from 'chinna' meaning small
Chinnapillai
Little noble child
Chinnaponnu
Little golden one
Chinnarajan
Little king
Chinnasamy
Young or small lord
Chinnathambi
Younger brother
Cholan
From the Chola dynasty of ancient Tamil kings
Cholanadan
Ruler of the Chola land
Cholavellalar
Vellalar of the Chola region
Coomaraswamy
Lord Kumara (Murugan) - Sri Lankan form
Dakshinamoorthy
South-facing form of Lord Shiva as teacher
Deivanai
Goddess of the gods, wife of Murugan
Deivasigamani
Jewel of divine confirmation
Desigar
Guru, spiritual head of a Shaiva matha
Devadoss
Servant of God
Devanathan
Lord of the gods
Devangachettiar
Chettiar of the Devanga weaving community
Devar
God or divine, from Sanskrit 'deva'
Devendiran
King of gods
Dhanalakshmi
Lakshmi of wealth
Dhandapani
Wielder of the staff, Lord Murugan with his staff
Dikshitar
One who has undergone diksha (initiation)
Dindigullan
One from the rock fort town of Dindigul
Draupathiamman
Devoted to goddess Draupadi Amman
Dravidan
One of Dravidian heritage
Duraisamy
Wealthy lord, from 'durai' meaning chief
Ekambaram
Lord of the single mango tree (Shiva at Kanchip...
Elango
Young or tender, from ancient Tamil word
Elangovan
Young prince (from ancient Tamil)
Eravankadu
From the palmyra palm forest
Erodegounder
Gounder from Erode district
Eswaran
Lord or God, from Sanskrit 'ishvara'
Ettayapuram
From the Ettayapuram estate