Which surname comes under Chamar?
The last names of Chamar people include:
- Angural
- Attri
- Azad
- Badgotia
- Badhan
- Bagri
- Bal
- Ballu
- Banga
- Bangar
- Bangotra
- Barakala
- Basanpal
- Basra
- Bassan
- Bero
- Betwal
- Bhakand
- Bhakaraniya
- Bhangar
- Bhardwaj
- Bhatoa
- Bhatti
- Bhatti
- Bhinjhi
- Bhiyaniya
- Bhola
- Bhutta
- Biswan
- Budhal
- Burganda
- Chandwade
- Chandwara
- Charavandiya
- Chawla
- Choor
- Chopra
- Chopra
- Chouhan
- Chumber
- Chumer
- Dabi
- Dabrolia
- Dahiya
- Dalia
- Dhanda
- Dhania
- Dhirana
- Dhupad
- Duggal
- Dugh
- Durbolia
- Gahlot
- Gaur
- Gotherwal
- Gothwal
- Gumarwal
- Heer
- Jabbar
- Jakhar
- Jakhu
- Janagal
- Jassal
- Jassal
- Jassi
- Jassy
- Jhalli
- Jhamat
- Jhim
- Johal
- Kainth
- Kajla
- Kalsi
- Kalsi
- Kameria
- Karloopia
- Karra
- Kataria
- Khan
- Khillar
- Klair
- Kumar
- Kumari
- Ladhar
- Lal
- Langeh
- Leer
- Loach
- Loht
- Loi
- Mahandia
- Mahandirata
- Mahay
- Mahey
- Mahi
- Mahman
- Mall
- Meharda
- Mehmi
- Mehndi
- Mehra
- Muwaal
- Nimbhoria
- Nomad
- Patidaya
- Plethu
- Puar
- Rajodia
- Raju
- Rall
- Ram
- Ranga
- Rangotha
- Raniwal
- Ranu
- Rao
- Ratajia
- Rattanpal
- Ratti
- Rattu
- Ravi
- Rohit
- Sahota
- Salhan
- Sandhu
- Sanpat
- Saroa
- Saroya
- Sehgal
- Sheemar
- Shivgotra
- Sidhu
- Simar
- Simk
- Singh
- Singhmar
- Soann
- Sohpal
- Summan
- Summan
- Toor
- Toora
- Virdi
- Virk
- Walia
- bamnia
- bartunia
- billoria
- doria
- market
- noniwal
- pachwaria
- padiyar
- panwar
- pararia
- punwaria
- raikwar
- reswal
- rhyming
- sagar
- sambhariya
- sugar
Surnames of Chamar caste, comprising more than 150 castes/subcastes
Chamar is a Dalit community classified under the Scheduled Caste category. The Chamar caste group includes more than 150 castes/subcastes, such as Adidharmi, Chamar, Chamad, Jatav, Raidasi, Ravidasi, Mochi, Regar, etc. Great diversity has also been seen in their surnames. Let us know about the surname of Chamar caste.
Chamar caste surnames
The trend of naming surnames based on profession, occupation or place of residence is prevalent in India. But you would be surprised to know that the need for nicknames is a recent phenomenon in most parts of the world. Surnames became mandatory in India during the colonial period. The need for surnames was felt for bureaucratic identification and classification and for entry into schools and other civil and military institutions. As far as the surnames of the Chamar community are concerned, people of this community use a large number of different types of surnames. Let us know and understand about it from the following points-
Generic Surnames
Some people of this community abandon their traditional surnames and use common surnames, which are not caste specific. For example, Diwakar Anand, Ananth, Kumar, Lal, Singh, Chaudhary, etc. Educated people of this community and working in government jobs write “Singh” as their surname.
Surnames of Rajputs:
At some places it has also been seen that people of this community also use Rajput surnames as their surname, like “Singh”, etc. This indicates that the people of this community are actually descendants of Rajputs who went down in the social hierarchy due to their impure profession.
State wise surnames of Chamar caste
Uttar Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, people of this community use surnames like Thegar, Nikhar, Chandaur, Sakarwar, Jatav, Rangia, Gautam and Kuril etc.
Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, people of the community use surnames like Meghwal, Regar, Mochi, etc.
Gujarat
In Gujarat, people of this community use Bhambi, Chamdiya, Chamar, Chamgar, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Rohidas and Rohti etc. as their surnames.
Other nicknames:
According to various sources on the internet, other popular surnames found in the Chamar community are:-
- Bangar
- Basra
- Bhutta
- Chumber
- Dugh
- Jassal
- Kainth
- Leer
- Mahay
- Mahey
- Mahi
- Ranu
- Simk
- Singhmar
- Jassi
- Chumer
- Shemar
- Heer
- Banga
- Bhardwaj
- Kajla
- Ram
- Sandhu
- Kumar
- Kumari
- Jassal
- Mehmi
- Jangal
- Badhan
- Raju
- Jhim
- Lal
- Dhanda
- Azad
- Karra
- Basan
- Loch
- Chur
- Karlupiya
- Shivgotra
- Bangotra
- Kalsi
- Angural
- Dabi
- Dalia
- Dhupad
- Langeh
- Gumarwal
- Mehrada
- Mahandiya
- Gothwal
- Sahota
- Sidhu
- Kalsi
- Bhinjhi
- Gotharwal
- Bhatoa
- Bhatti
- Budhal
- Kameria
- Lohat
- Rally
- Jamaat
- Jakhu
- Ladhar
- Chawla
- Loi
- Puar
- Dhaniya
- Ranga
- Johal
- Dahiya
- Gehlot
- Mahanirta
- Mehndi
- Muwal
- Nimbhoriya
- Rao
- Soan
- Chauhan
- Sampat
- Basanpal
- Saroya
- Bal
- Bhola
- Rattu
- Quirdi
- Toora
- Salhan
- Ravi
- Suman
- Saroa
- Simar
- Bhatti
- Palethu
- Dhirana
- Kataria
- Virk
- Walia
- Sohpal
- Soni etc.
