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2. List of surnames from Kerala - Wikipedia

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   The titles are given to certain individual of families in Kerala. Nair - Higher caste surname, encompassing several subcastes which includes High ranking martial castes like Nambiar, Pillai, Kurup, Kaimal, etc that formed the aristocracy and elite of traditional Kerala, which is also used by auxiliary, intermediate and middle-caste Nairs like Padamangalam Nair, Pallichan Nair, Vaniya Nair, etc ...

3. Pillai (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Pillai or Pillay, (IPA:) meaning "Child of King" (Prince) or "Child", [1] is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka.. In Kerala, Pillai is the most common title among upper-caste Nairs, [2] [3] often bestowed by the ruling royal families of Kerala [3] and less commonly found among some Brahmins, [4] Nazrani Mappila and Marars of travancore.

4. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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   In Kerala, surnames denote the caste they belong. There are also several local surnames like Nair, [9] Menon, Panikkar etc. It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [10]

5. Pillai (Kerala title) - Wikipedia

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   Pillai, (Malayalam:) meaning Prince, [1] is a title of nobility which can either refer to a ruling chief, members of the nobility, or junior princes of the royal family and was mostly used by the upper-caste Nair feudal lords who were historically ranked as or immediately below the king. [2]

6. Varghese - Wikipedia

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   It is given as first, middle, or last name among the Syrian Christians, an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The pronunciation from Syriac/Aramaic was naturally adapted to fit the vowels of the local dialect.

7. Varma (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Jagannatha Varma, Indian(Malayalam) actor From Kerala Mahadevi Varma , Indian(Hindi) poet from Uttar Pradesh Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , Founder of Transcendental Meditation (birth surname)

8. Cherian - Wikipedia

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   Cherian/Cheriyan is a Syrian Christian surname of Semitic (Hebrew-Aramaic) origin, presumed to be a derivative of Zecharya (Zacharias or Zechariah) and a variant of Zacharias popular among the Christian community of Kerala, southern India. The final -n is the Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix.

9. Pai (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Pai is a surname from coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Goa in India. It is found among Hindus of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community, especially of Madhwa Section following either Kashi Math or Gokarna Matha. [1] [2] [3] The name is also in use among some Konkani Catholics who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Karnataka, Kerala ...