Surname Talk

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B says about the surname Raina Can anyone please tell if Reen last name originated from Raina last name?
Comment was made 15 years ago
Rahul Tikku says about the surname Tikku i would like to know the origins of the "tikku" surname as not much has been written about it.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Snehan says about the surname Peshin There are two Peshin origins in Kashmir. One who Came from Afghanistan Prehistorically to Srinagar. Second a pandit family of Srinagar ( Soap Manufacturing Business ) with surname " Pandit " shifted to Tikker, Kupwara and settled there in 1700's and Changed their surname to Peshin in later generation. ( unknown reasons )
Comment was made 15 years ago
Autar Mota says about the surname Bhat According to Autar Mota at autarmota.blogspot.com Bhatt or Butt or Bhat is a popular kashmiri surname . The word has Sanskrit origin meaning scholar or a learned man. It is believed that people of this clan were descendants of saints of Vedic period who actually lived on the banks of river sarsawati. When this river turned dry they moved towards north and settled in kashmir valley. From Kashmir, this clan moved to other areas of the subcontinent especially to entire India and places falling presently in Pakistan. After the entry of Islam in kashmir valley (early 14th centuary ) , a large number of Bhats converted to this new faith and kept on moving out of valley for one reason or the other like frequent droughts . Bhats or Butts or Bhatts are presently settled in Gujrat , Haryana , Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , West Bengal , Maharashtra , Goa , Karnatka , and Andhra Pradesh . The Goud Brahmins , Bhattmewada Brahmins , Gurjargaur Brahmins , Konkanastha Brahmins , Smartha Brahmins , Havyaka Brahmins , Shivalli Brahmins , Madhva Brahmins and Daivajna Brahmins are actually Bhatts or Butts or Bhats .One can find them everywhere in the subcontinent. Their contribution to Science , sports , Politics , Religion , Films , Banking, Music , Philosophy and other intellectual pursuits is second to none . Some Prominent Bhatts , Butts or Bhats are :-
Comment was made 15 years ago
Sandeep says about the surname Razdan Jessica- There WAS a time in history when it is said there were only 11 families left in Kashmir - mostly due to overzealous and forcible conversion to Islam. Some of them converted back and as you can see many kashmiri names are based on some action or object associated with a person. The proliferation was natural.
Comment was made 15 years ago
ROMESH KHOSA says about the surname khosa I am khosa by surname.we belong to SAMNEGOTAM gotra.khosa bascally belong to kashmir.IN kashmiri it is nickname given to a person who does not have facial hair[beard].some people say that our orginal surname is RAINA/RAZDAN.WE were about 200 families spread across valley before mass migration due to militancy in 1990.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Anil Ambardar says about the surname Ambardar I want to know about the surname AMBARDAR.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Rajinder Jatoo says about the surname Jattu JATOO'S are basically Razdan. It just happened that children would burn their " Kangri on TILA ASHTAMI" in their compound hence became " Jatantoon" and with the passage of time became Jatoos.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Amrit Nath Thulal says about the surname Atal Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur, has given this title to his Prime Minister Moti Lal Thulal (1821-1893) to honor him around 1850.
Comment was made 15 years ago
Isha Tikku says about the surname Tikku Im a Tikku and im proud to be a kashmiri. i just find all d kashmiri surnames hilarious! people make so much fun of my surname callin me tikki,tikka n all sorts lol
Comment was made 15 years ago