08-05-2006, 07:18 AM
Majority of surname in India are related to place/village/status/occupation. Some now Brahmin caste, last name are actually degree/education e.g Vedi/Ved (knowledge of one veda), Diwedi (Knowledge of two vedas), Trivedi (Knowledge of three veda) Chaturvedi (knowledge of four Veda), Shastri (one with Shastri degree), Prabhakar (education till Prabhakar), Vidyalankar, Vedalankar, Chaudry, Lambardhar (court clerk), Mukhi (Leader of clan) etc.
It is not necessary Surname represent caste.
eg Chaudry, they were feudal lords in Harayana, but now some call themselves Dalit.
It is not necessary Surname represent caste.
eg Chaudry, they were feudal lords in Harayana, but now some call themselves Dalit.