Surname Talk

These are comments by various individuals about the surnames. Please use the navigation links (first, previous, next and last) to browse all the comments.

First Previous Next Last

Kashmiri says about the surname khosa A Kashmiir Pandit surname...Like that of bollywood celebrity Rajan Khosa
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kashmiri says about the surname Bal Kashmiri Pandit surname (as found in Rohit Bal).
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kashmiri says about the surname Bhat Bhat is a Brahmin name. It is found all over India, but is mostly a Saraswat brahmin name, which means that at some point, the male with this surname was originally from Kashmir and then this surname came to be used by his progeny, even though he may have married with other indians. Therefore also found in U.P, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Bengal and Karnataka.
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kashmiri says about the surname Wazir Actually a very common Kashmiri surname. Example: actress Shivani Wazir. In fact, I have some family members with this surname as well.
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kashmiri says about the surname Jalali "Jalali"- someone from Jalalabad (Afghanistan). Of course, this is Afghan influence on Kashmiris
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kashmiri says about the surname Chandra I have never heard of this as a surname for Pandits
Comment was made 13 years ago
Leela says about the surname Moza Supposed to be short form of "Mozaz" which is a Hebrew word that means "Great/Respected" but also is of course the name of the hebrew prophet Moses. Over time, the "z" in mozaz came to be cut out and it was shortened to just moza.
Comment was made 13 years ago
Fotedar says about the surname Fotedar Fotedar is a mix of Persian-Arabic and means a "keeper of jewels". So it is basically denotes a "Treasurer" in the Royal Courts. A lot of KP surnames are Persian-Arabic and Afghan (Pashtun) in origin. It has absolutely nothing to do with any animal part....As a fotedar, I am not sure why you would even think that!
Comment was made 13 years ago
Kushal Kandhari says about the surname kandhari Not only 1 family but many more for eg. we are from habbakadal, srinagar...
Comment was made 13 years ago
Ambar Jailkhani says about the surname jailkhani Jailkhani surname is a direct descendant of the Kaul Surname. My Fathers (& hence my) surname is Jailkhani. My Grandfather wrote his surname as Kaul. The "Jailkhani" surname is rather rare, & I personally know of only 4 or 5 other families with this surname. We were not the first Jailkhanis, as one of our cousin families also uses Jailkhani as their surname from much earlier. Not sure how this surname came into being, but sounds recent. Wonder if all other Jailkhani's are of Kaul origin ?
Comment was made 14 years ago