Does North Indians have surname?

Varma is a prevalent North Indian surname. They belong to the Kshatriya caste and are almost spread in several states in and around the regions. This is among popular Royal surnames in India.

Why do South Indians have initials?

In south India, normally the first letter of the initials indicates the native place of the person and the second letter the name of the person’s father and the person’s real name is pushed to the end. The culprit behind this system is the person’s school leaving certificate.

How surnames are formed in South India?

According to my friend from South India, surnames there generally don’t trace back to clans or occupations. They are mostly based on the ownership of people back in the day.

Why are there no surnames in Tamilnadu?

#1 The Reason. Caste based surnames slowly started becoming popular in 20th century. Their dire need to follow the pan-Indian culture probably resulted in surnames like – Iyer, Iyengar, Thevar, Pillai, Chettiyar, Mudhaliyar, Nadar, Moopanar etc. And therefore, their are tons of Tamilians without a surname.

Is pallar a low caste?

Yes. Pallars are considered low caste.

Are caste names rare in South India?

Most part of Southern India they have stopped using the surname but some upper caste people in south haven’t stopped using caste name in as surname. But you find it rare in South India. But its worst in North India, I had a experience.

Do South Indians have surnames or not?

For rest of South Indians (Kannadigas, Malayalees and Tamils) : They ‘mostly’ (some names have either family name or surnames or both) don’t have surname or family name. Father’s name becomes surname. Examples of exceptions to this: Here family name is Pinarayi, given name: Vijayan, no surname.

Why don’t North Indians and Tamils drop their surnames?

Nothing bad in being proud of social reforms but they often mock other regions (out of ignorance, with no valid reason) for not dropping surnames which they wrongly believe as caste titles. What both North Indians and Tamils have in common is, IGNORANCE. They both don’t know the difference between a ‘caste title’ and a ‘surname’.

What is the last name of Telugu people in India?

Last name: Paruchuri (family name coerced to surname, but actually they are two different things for Telugus.) For rest of South Indians (Kannadigas, Malayalees and Tamils) : They ‘mostly’ (some names have either family name or surnames or both) don’t have surname or family name. Father’s name becomes surname.