Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
Kandhasamy
Lord Skanda, another name for Murugan
Kannagi
Chaste woman, heroine of Silappatikaram
Kannan
Lord Krishna, the dark-complexioned one
Karaikal
From Karaikal coastal town
Karalar
Bull-like strong ones (ancient clan)
Karaveddi
From Karaveddy village in Jaffna
Karikalan
One with the charred leg (Chola prince)
Karkathar
One who ploughs (agricultural leader)
Karkattavellalar
Vellalar who manages granaries
Karpagam
Wish-fulfilling tree
Karumbaiah
One of sugarcane sweetness
Karunamoorthy
Image of compassion
Karunanidhi
Treasure of compassion
Karuppagounder
Dark-complexioned Gounder
Karuppaiya
Dark-complexioned lord
Karuppaiyah
Dark father
Karuppan
Dark one, from 'karuppu' meaning black
Karuppasamy
Dark-complexioned lord (village deity)
Karuthapillai
Dark-complexioned noble child
Kathavarayan
Lord of stories
Kathiresan
Lord of rays, from 'kathir' meaning ray of light
Kaviarasan
King of poets
Kavundampalayam
From the Gounder village
Kavundar
Village headman, variant of Gounder
Kayalpatnam
From the town of Kayalpattinam
Kodaikanal
Gift of the forest (hill station)
Kodikalmudali
Leader who raises the victory flag
Kolappan
Lord of the beauty (shapely one)
Kollar
Blacksmith, one who works the forge
Komattichettiar
Chettiar of the Komatti trading community
Kondaiyankottai
From the fortress with the tower
Kongunadar
Leader of the Kongu region
Kopayan
From Kopay in Jaffna
Kottaiyan
One from the fort
Kottaiyur
From the fortress town
Kottravai
Goddess of victory (ancient Tamil deity)
Kovalan
King, from the Silappatikaram epic hero
Krishnamurthy
Image of Lord Krishna
Krishnan
Dark one, devotee of Lord Krishna
Kulandaisamy
Child lord (divine child)
Kulandaivel
Child with the divine spear
Kumaran
Youth or prince, from Sanskrit 'kumara'
Kumarapandian
Young Pandyan prince
Kumaravel
Youthful spear wielder
Kumaravelan
Young spear-wielder
Kumaresan
Lord Kumara (Murugan)
Kumbakonam
From the pot-shaped town (temple city)