Tamil Surnames
Explore 525 Tamil surnames with meanings and origins.
Shanmugagounder
Six-faced Gounder
Shanmugam
Six-faced one, from Lord Murugan's six faces
Shanmuganadar
Six-faced Nadar
Shanmugaratnam
Jewel of the six-faced one (Murugan)
Shanmugasundaram
Beautiful six-faced one (Murugan)
Shanmugavel
Six-faced lord's spear
Shenbagavalli
Of the Shenbaga flower lineage
Silappadikaram
From the epic of the jewelled anklet
Sillai
Tailor, one who stitches garments
Singaram
Beauty, splendor
Sinnathambi
Little younger brother
Sivachariyar
Shaivite spiritual teacher
Sivagangai
From Sivagangai district (Ganga of Shiva)
Sivagnanam
Knowledge of Shiva
Sivakumar
Auspicious prince, from Shiva and Kumar
Sivanandan
Bliss of Shiva (Sri Lankan Tamil)
Sivanesan
Lord of Shiva's grace
Sivapatham
Feet of Shiva (devotion to Shiva)
Sivaprakasam
Light of Shiva
Sivarajan
King of Shiva
Sockalingam
Shiva lingam of joy
Sokkalingam
Beautiful Shiva lingam
Solaimalai
Garden mountain
Somasundarachettiar
Moon-beautiful Chettiar
Srinivasan
Abode of Lakshmi, from the name of Lord Vishnu
Sriraman
Sacred Rama
Srirangam
From the island temple of Lord Ranganatha
Subbiramaniyan
Dear to Subramanian
Subramanian
Auspicious warrior, another name for Lord Murugan
Sudalaiandi
God of the cremation ground (village deity)
Sudalaimadan
God of the cremation ground, village deity
Sundaram
Beautiful, from Sanskrit 'sundara'
Sundararajan
Beautiful king, from 'sundara' and 'raja'
Sundaresan
Lord of beauty (Lord Shiva)
Sundarpandian
Beautiful Pandyan
Suppaiah
Short form of Subramaniya father
Swaminathan
Lord of the masters
Tamilarasan
King of the Tamils
Tamilmani
Jewel of Tamil
Tamilselvan
Wealth of Tamil, from 'Tamil' and 'selvam'
Thaamarai
Lotus, the sacred flower
Thachar
Carpenter, one who works with wood
Thadicombu
From the village of Thadikombu
Thalaivar
Head person, chieftain
Thambiah
Younger brother (Sri Lankan honorific)