Surname Talk

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Ashutosh Kaul says about the surname Pahalwan Pahalwan is a kashmiri surname. My family which is originally from SAFAPORE village is known as Pahalwans. Some members use this surname, others use Kaul.
Comment was made 19 years ago
Ajaj Kumar Rafiz says about the surname Rafiz This family has its roots from a small village called Khrew which is known for the famous Temple of Jawala Bagavti
Comment was made 19 years ago
Karuna Raina says about the surname Raina Please find out if Raina started from Italy.
Comment was made 19 years ago
Sanjay Nadir says about the surname Nadir i would like to know its history myself, because all nadirs have originated from only one family from ganpatyar till very recently, so technically all nadirs can trace their origin to this family. as a matter of fact my parents and grand parents stayed in that house. the origin of the surname is still a mystery to me.
Comment was made 19 years ago
Sonam says about the surname Raina rainas r brahmins!
Comment was made 19 years ago
Mazhar Butt says about the surname Bhat BHAT IS A MARHATTA RACE . tHE TRUE KASHMIRI 'GAUT' OR 'GOT' WHICH MEANS RACE OR CASTE IS 'BAT' which has become Butt with usage. Once they were regarded as the best of bards,singers and jugat baaz(jesters) in the world-they were a wild and nomadic clan. Many inferior races of Kashmir now have adopted this sir name and they have largely settled down in Pakistan. Some people also confuse this sir name with bhatti which is a name adopted by low class kashmiri converts of christians from hindus.
Comment was made 19 years ago
RAJEEV KARWAYUN says about the surname karwayun My grandfather Late.Pt. Narender Nath Karwayun migrated from lahore in 1947 and our family finally settled in Ghaziabad.My father Sh.R.N.Karwayun Retd.from govt.service and Mother Smt. Rohini a housewife.
Comment was made 19 years ago
Deepa Narayanan says about the surname Raina Rainas are achievers.are they brahmins?
Comment was made 19 years ago
Abhinav Gurkhoo says about the surname Gurkhoo hi sudeep i agree with u tottally!
Comment was made 20 years ago
SUdeep Gurkhoo says about the surname Gurkhoo Well, I have this surname and I can say that it is a 100% Kashmiri surname, Background as i heard from my grandfather was that we had kept a "gorkha" as watchman/help in our home.
Comment was made 20 years ago