Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
Rameswaram
From the island temple of Lord Rama
Ranganathan
Lord of the stage or battlefield
Rangarajan
King of the stage (Lord Vishnu at Srirangam)
Rangasamy
Lord of the stage, from 'ranga' meaning stage
Rasiah
Lord of taste or emotion
Rathinasamy
Gem-like lord
Ravichandran
Sun and moon combined
Sahayaraj
King of help (from Sahaya Mata)
Saivamuthu
Pearl of Shaivism
Sakthigounder
Powerful Gounder
Sakthivel
Power spear, from 'sakthi' and 'vel'
Salemrajan
King from Salem district
Saminathan
Lord of lords
Sampath
Wealth or prosperity, from Sanskrit 'sampat'
Samuelraj
King Samuel (Christian Tamil)
Sangili
Chain (symbol of strength)
Sankaralingam
Shiva's symbol, from Shankara and lingam
Sankaran
Bestower of happiness (Lord Shiva)
Sankarankovil
From the temple of Sankaran (Shiva)
Saravanamuthu
Pearl born in the reed forest (Murugan)
Saravanan
One born in the reed forest, Lord Murugan's birth
Sastri
One who knows the Shastras (scriptures)
Saththanathar
Truthful lord
Sathuragiri
From the mountain of truth (Sathura Giri)
Savarimuthu
Pearl of Savari
Seidalikunju
Master merchant of young age
Sekar
Crest jewel, from Sanskrit 'shekhara'
Sellamuthu
Precious pearl
Sellappan
Beloved lord
Selvaganapathy
Prosperous Ganapathi
Selvakumar
Prince of wealth
Selvamani
Jewel of wealth
Selvaraj
King of wealth, from 'selvam' meaning wealth
Selvarathinam
Gem of wealth
Sembian
One of the Chola lineage (Sembiyan dynasty)
Sembiyanmahadevi
Queen of the Sembiyan clan (Chola lineage)
Semmalar
Red flower
Senbagam
Champak flower
Sengottaigounder
Gounder from Sengottai region
Sengunthapandian
Of the Sengunthar Pandya lineage
Senguttuvan
Red Chera, ancient Chera king
Senthamarai
Red lotus
Senthamizhan
One of refined Tamil
Senthil
Handsome or beautiful, epithet of Lord Murugan
Servai
Honorific title meaning servant of god, Thevar...
Servaikarar
One who holds the Servai title
Seshadri
One who resides on the Sesha mountain
Setupathi
Guardian of the bridge (Rameswaram title)