Kashmiri Pandit Surnames

I was thinking bhat are found only in kashmiris, but in other places too there are bhat but they are not kashmiri. So what is the origin?

one can not completely rule out links mentioned by Tallal Butt, as when you go around take a visit to thickly connected vallies lying within the mountainous surrounding of swat, including gilgit,sakardu,mansehra,abbottabad and many other places sahring boarders from north of Pakistan with Afghanistan, there are many places with the names starting with Butt,khawaja,mir. butt are in great numbers living in Pakistan and mostly are migrated from Kashmir valley and this migration took place over centuries. religion can be any but its a fact, butt are brave,intelligent,hardworking and have great love for food. it is very difficult to make them subject and hardly will accept suppression from any quarter.hindu also admit that butt or bhutt are brahmins so they must have highly been respected in any era and society which comprises over hindu majority. in islam conversion by mean of force is forbidden. in kashmir muslim scholars played a big role in conversion, as there is an appeal for all walks of life, as there is no discrimination in Islam on the basis of caste, creed and religion and all human beings are taught to be treated as "Equal".

Original Kashmiris were called Malechha people in Mahabharata and other puras of Hindus. They were clubbed together with other Malechha races of the north west sub-continent like Darada, Kamboja etc. We Kashmiri Butt are proud descendants of the Malechha Kashmiris related to Daradas and Kambojas. I am proud to have pure blood of Maleechha Kashmiris.

It's all about to all gentlemen who can truely understand how historical facts played important role in prevalence of Bhatt/Bhat/Butt surname in any part of Asian continent.
****Aryabhatt--Famous Ancient Indian Scientist****
**************Bajirao Balal Bhatt*********** Now this man played important role in the expansion of Bhatt surname in entire Indian sub-continent. He expanded the Maratha kingdom up to Afghanistan in 18th century. That's why Bhatt surname peoples migrated even to muslim nations such as Kashmir, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. But in Modern Indian, India was distributed by British into India and Pakistan. Bhatt peoples living in Pakistan, Kashmir, and Afghanitan forcefully converted into Islam, what they are now using surname as Bhat/Butt of respected Muslim community. Even the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is of Butt clan (used in Indian Kashmir and Indian Punjab area) of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK). But he doesn't use Butt surname because it may disturb entire Muslim community as this surname reminds of dominant Hindu Brahmin community and also of Baji rao Balal Bhat, who destroyed Mughal empire in Indian. Even Nawaz Sharif's wife is of Butt clan of IoK. So please stop bashing this surname. Bhatt surname is of very huge clan.

@Suhail Shah No it is very rare. I have only come across 1 or 2 in my life.

Tariq Ahmed do many kashmiris in valley use khawaja in their names?

Bhat is just a brahmin name, there is no argument about it.

I saw some of my relatives migrated from Kashmir valley and were from Butt families, they used to call Butto or Batta . even to all Kashmiri whether they were Mirs, Lones or Rathers and so on. most Kashmiri were pandit and from the noble profession of " Teaching".

it is not necessarily true, that who so ever living in other part of Pakistan or India or Nebal with the surname of Bhutt,butt, bhatt are the same and from the Kashmiri cast of Butt/bhutt. it is also said in the old books that Kashmiri are Dardic. over the centuries migration from other parts from within the region, jew also came, Afghans, Turks, Iranian,Aryans from Central Asia.kashmiri people embrased islam in large number, Syed Ali hamdan (i apologize for any spell/nmae. misake). Kashmiri also went out side valley and settlement in different parts now Pakistan and India, Nepal, Afghanistan , in pretty large number, but major proportion towards Pakistan and India.
Kashmiri have documented history back to 5000 years, cosine, culture and life style of Kashmir are very famous and distinct and they are proud of which for sure. many Kashmiri families went for a variance to make change, adopted surnames to make peaceful settlement in Punjab and other parts, for land owner ship, jobs with the government institutions and so on over the years till 1947, as Kashmiris were banned from buying residential or commercial lands, properties and seeking jobs ( not all but certain catagories)

We are most free to exercise our freedom of Expression n express our views.Par SHARAAFAT bhi koi cheez hoti hai jo hame jaahiliyat se door le jaati hai aur ek Sharif aur Ikhlaaqui INSAAN banaati hai.Beharahaal--we must keep a check on our emotional out-burst.Always without fail a gentlemen shall use good language and ensure avoid use of any words/ statement which may hurt some body.

I am also a Bhat from srinagar. Love my Kashmir very much, i am far away from home right, but my people are facing worst brutality right now. I can't wait to go home.