Chamar/Dalit SURNAME

Origins of the Chamar Surname There are no clear, concise answers to why or how one of your Chamar/Dalit ancestors took on the surname. It may have been based on their occupation or a distinguising physical trait. Keep in mind that it was not unusual for a last name to be altered as an ancestor entered a new country.

Many of us still not bold enough to tell our caste to others, whereas most of our known are aware of our castes• I am one among them, many times I keep mum on the issue of castes• there are two reasons behind this , is people attitude towards chamar/dalit caste• Also, dalits are changing their surnames, so says a study by a senior official of Gujarat's Social Welfare Department, highlighting the contemporary social reality in the State• The study by Hasmukh Parmar, a deputy director with the department, shows a maximum of 46•67 per cent respondents in the 30-40 years age bracket reporting a change of surname• Among reasons for the change, a high 30 percentage directly blamed the social denigration they faced based on caste.

•ACHARYA(Maha) •Adhikari(WB) • Adayan • Ager •Asodi • Agrawal •Ahlawat • Ahire • Ambati(AP)•Amyan•ARESA • Angural- ANGURALA • Anand •Anandham Attri • Aharwar • Ahirwar • Alaria • Anamook • Antwal • Arumugam ••ATWAL • Ambedkar • Ambady• Arya • Agariya • Agari (Raj) • Aaremala •Argal (MP) • Arlekar(GOA)• Azad• Ashiyan •Ayalwar • Ayarwal (MP)

•Babar (Maha) • Babu • Badgujar • Babariya(GUJ) • Bagala •Bagwal • Baliyan•Bangujar• Bahna, Bakad, Bant • Bahana • Bangotra •Barne • Bagri • Bag (WB) • Banga •Bargunda, Barmate (Chattish-G) •Bag (WB) • Bansal (MP)• Bansiwal(Raj) • Basor, Bawaria • Bawre (Raj) • Bauria • Bagada(Gujrat)• BARYAL(HP)• Barwal Bagha• •Bag •Bagri •Bargi(WB) •Bash•Basra • Bagdi(WB) •Baidya • BALA • Balai (Raj) • Balan (Kerala) •Bawaria(MP)• Bains(M/L)• Bansode(Maha)• Bhatti• Baitha•• Bauri(WB)• andu • Barma(WB)• Bansiwal (Raj) • Barman(WB)• Baghwar (Raj) • BAIRWA •BAWAL• BASUMATARI(Assam-ST) • Bauri•Bansole • Bellaiah• Bhutta • Banga •Banger • Basanpal • Baghel • Bassan •Bal• Barma• Badhel (Raj) • BARGUJJAR • Bairwal • Barupal• Baruah (Assam-ST) • Bangotra - Banaudhiya •Barman• Barma(WB) •Balu • Banjare( Chhatish) • Bangarh •Bedar • Bargayary • Baru-Pal • Bahmanian • Baruwar • Balai • Bambhi- Bains •Basappa(Karnatka) • Bera(WB) • Behera • Bedar • Beuria •Bera (WB) • Bedia/Beriya, Bagdi(WB)• Beldar •Bepari (WB) Bhagat (CG-ST) • Bhatia(HP) • Bhatoa • Bhangi Bhuyiar,•Bhatti • Balahi, Balaai • Badhan • Babaria(Gujrat) • Bhaskar(AP) • Bhantu, Bhaambi, Bhaambhi • Bhatoya • Bhuiya Bhadbhuja • Basor, Burud, Baansor, Baansodi • Bhadbhujar •Bhagla • Bhagwal •Bhahal •Bhal •Bhamra (भामड़ा)• Bharwan • Bhandari (WB) •Bhanwar(MP-ST) • Bhandari (WB) •Bhinjhi • •Biswan • Bijolia • Bhauria - Bharti •BHOYAR • Bhartiya ,Birdi • Bishanpal •Biswal• Bhowmik • Bhutta • Bhardwaj(HP & CH) • Bhoopathy• Bindala • Bira(from Brar) •Bidlan • Bhangu • Bhisi • Bhusan • •Biswas •Bhambro •Bhambi• Bara• Bhoi(ODISHA) • Bharmouri(HP-tribe) • BOLINA •Bodosa, Boro • Boria • Bedajangam, ••Brar(M/L),Bragta (WB) • Brekta(HP) • Brahma(Assam-Tribe) • Brahamania • Boral • Budhal • Byagara

•CHANDEL(HP) •Chandhar •Chander (J&K) • Chamdiya, Chamaar, Chamaari • Chambhar, Chamgaar • Chalwaadi, Channaya •Chaudhari • Chavda(Gujrat) • CHAVAN(Maha) •Chama • Chamma• Chamar(Bihar) • Channi(PUB) •Chandalia •Charel (MP) • Chavda (Guj) • Chenwa •Chikwa, Chikvi •Chopra • Chandariya • Chaudhary (Bihar) • Chindollu • Chumber• Chouhan(Chhatishgarh) •Chawla • Chahal • Chakma Choukhe • Chonkriya • Choor• Chongre (WB) •Choure •Chouria• Charvahan • Chaudhrana • Chaupra • Chhajara • Chunar

• Dabi • Dahiya • Danicha (Guj) • Das(Assam)• Dass (Andhra)• Dalia • Daria •Daasar Dalui (WB) • Dahriya (Chattish-G ) •DALAI •Dave• Darin •Dawar((MP) • Dasari • Dev (Karnatka) •Deo • Deora • Devda • Dewra(MP) • Debbarma (Tripura-ST) • Dhupad • Dhale• Dhanda • Dhed • Dhank •Dhania(Har/Pun/Raj) Dinkar •Diwakar (UP) • Dhaiya • DHANNI(Karnatka) • DHANJAL • Dhankiya • Dhar (HP)•Dhara • Dhirana• Dhali(ODISHA) • Dhaliwal (Punjab) •Diwakar• Digar • Dhoot(Chamar from Dhoot Kalan in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab)• Dhiman • Dhami(M/L), Dhania •Dhirana• Dhingan • Dhholia(Gujrat-tribe) • Dhibar •Dhor • Dhiman(HP) • Dhodiya (Guj-ST) • Dhruvey(MP-ST) Dhosiwal •Dohre • Dogra(HP)• Dome (Bihar) •Dohor • Dolai(WB)• Dulai(M/L)• Duggal (Raj)• Dugh• Dutt(Himachal) • Duley • Doley • Dwimary• Dumar •Dakkal, Dokkalwar

•ENGTI(Assam-tribe)• EKNATH(Maha) •

• Fariyan

•GADE(Maha)• Gamit (Gujrat-ST) •Gajbe(Maha) • Gavit ( Maha) •Ganda, Gandi • Gaikwad (Maha) • Gahlot(MP) • Garwa • Gautam •Gayen •Gadiya • Gai •Gandel • Ganguli(UP) • Gangwal • Gandhi •Gadhvi• Garasiya (Guj-ST) • Gata-Aura • Gavil• Gaarudi • Gera • Gehlot (MP) • Garg (Raj) • Ghera • Ghassi, Ghassiya •Ghatora •Ghasia • Ghaiwal • •Gill •Gidla • Gill(M/L), Garoda, Gaaro •Ghatora, Ghaiwal, Ghorui • GOTHWAL(MP)• Gondia • Gotwal (Raj) • Goyary• Goma(HP) • Goswami (Maha) •Gotherwal •Gotiya • Grewal (MP) •Guru• Guliya• Gumarwal •GYASIYA•

• Haadi • Halder(WB) •Halsaar, Hasalaar, Halalkho •Hazarika(Assam) • Haralayya, Harali • Hazari(Bihar)• Hazra(WB) •Holaya, Holer, Holeyaa• Holeya Holiyaa • HIWALE• HANS(Pub) • Hembram • Holkar • Holar • Holaya Haokip(Manipur-ST) • Hulsawar • Hallir

• Ishwary • Jassal • Jassi • Jaisi (Chh-G) Jabbar• Jakhrah •Jadhav(Maha) •• JAREWAL •JANGRAL •Jangre • Jakhu(Jakhar) • Jaiswal • Japal • Janagal• Jally • Jamatia • Jaraliya• Jatoi• Jatua((WB)• JAWALE • JADA - Jaijania • Jhusiya • Jatia, Jatba• Jatav • Jena(ODISHA) •Jhim • Jhalli • •Jhamat• Jilova • Jingar(Raj) • • Johal• Jogi (Chattis-G-ST) • Jorwal • JOSHI(HP)

• Kai• Karor • Kanwar (Chattish-G-ST) •Kahariya (Har) •Kaikadi • Karak (WB) • Karanga •Karloopia •Kaundal(HP)• Kaibartya• Katnoria •Katiya • Kararia •Karmakar • Kaler• Kalirai(M/L), Kalair • Kamat • Kasyap (CG-ST) •Kachwai (MP) • Kamble• Kambli• Kain •Kaga(Raj) • Kalsi • Karra • KATARIA(MP) •Katara(Raj-ST) • Katheria • Kait • Katara (Guj-ST) • Kakkayya, Kankayya • Kainth • Kajla• Kalson• Kantia• Kanera •Kadam • Kardam • Kala • Karanwal • Karnwal • Karnawal • Karnowal • Karniwal • Karnwall • Karnal • Karanawal • Karanwaal • Karanwala • Karnal • Karwal • Kanodia(GUJ) • Khalpa • •Khorewal • Kharwar•Khangar• Kharge (Karnatka) • Khare (Chh_G) • Kharge (Karnatka) •Khatri(MP) •Khewdiya • Keshari • Khetrapal •Kishore (UP) • Khillar•Khokhar Khokhra • Klare• Khatik • Keishing(Manipur-ST)

•Kotal• Kondal • KODLA(Karnatka) •Kodiyan(Keral) • KURDIA• Kundal (J&K)• Kuril • Kureel (UP)• Kuldhar• Kuler• Kundu(WB)• Kutiyal • Kushawah (MP) • Kumawat

• Lal •Lariya(MP) • Lakhale •Lahare(Chh-G) • Lahariya(ST)• LAMBA • Lakra(JH-ST) •Lagah • Ladhar • Lambgot • LAKHOTRA • Lalbegi • Langeh • Lenka •Lilar •Linda(JH-ST) • Lilothia •Lingader •Loi• Lohar • Loht •Lowang(Arunachal-Tribe) • Loach • Lokhande • Luthra(Raj)

•Madda •Maadagi • MARAVI(MP)• Malkar • Malkana • Mandal (especially in Katihar and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar) • Mali (Maha) • Mal • Mala • Malik (WB) • Machigaar, Mochigaar, Maadar, Maadig • Mallick• Majumdar •Mahandirata• MARAK(Meghalay-ST) • Mandrah • MAHINIA • Mahmau •MAHTO(Bihar) • Magariya, Mangalia• Mang• Matang• Minimaadig• Dakhani-Mang, Mang-Mhashi,•Madaari• Marandi(JH-ST) •Markam(MP-ST) Malviya (MP) •Makwana(GUJ)• Maheshwari (Guj) Markam(CG-ST) Malik(WB) ••Mallik(Assam)•Mallick(ODISHA) •Maahayaavanshi• Mallan • Marmat(MP) •Masti • Majhi(Bihar)• Mane(Maha)• MAIROTHA • Mallu• Mahandia Maan •Mehar• Mehra • Meharaa • Meharda • Mehndi • Meghwal(RAJ) •Mehmi ••Mehta • Methedia (Raj) • Mevada (Guj) • Mein(Arunachal-Tribe) •MEENIA • Mete (WB) • MISHRA •Mistri (WB) • Middya •Mitterpal, • Mitki • Mitha • Mitra(TRIPURA) • Maurya •Minote •Midya • Mohle (CG) •Mondal• Mohite • Mirdha •MORE(Maha) •MUNDE •Mullick/Mallick(Odisha) • Munda• • Momi •MORYA (Raj) • Mourya •MOITRA (WB) • • Murugesan •Mukri •Murthy(AP)•

• Nadiya • NAMDEO(Maha) • NAROLA • Narera • Naik(Tribe)• Naidu•Nagora • Naskar(WB) • Nagah • Nagar(Raj/MP) • Nanda(MP) •Naura • Netam (Chattish-G-ST) • Netwale (Maha) •Negi (HP) •Netkanee• Nimhore - NIGAH• , Nimbhoria •• Nigam • Nehra • Nimal• Nooniya• Noori • Nona •Murugan( TN) • Muley • Muwaal • Murthy(Andhra/Karnatka))

• Owary • Oshoraj• Oraon (JH-ST)• Oontwal(MP) • Olagaana

•PANDIT(Mahoa) • Panwar(MP) • Patre (Chattish-G-SC) •Patila (Chattish_G- SC) • Paul (WB) • Pakhija (WB) • Purokait (WB) • Parmar(Guj) •Parthasarthi •Panchole• Pancholi • Patel(Guj-ST) • Padale • PAWAR • Panwar(Har)• PANDURANG(Maha) •Patra • Pathariya • Patkar(Gujrat-tribe)• Patra(WB) •Parihar •Pardhi (Maha) • PATANKAR • Pawar •Paharia (Raj) • Parida • • Pandiyan ••Patil• Paswan • Pasi • •Pandurang(Maha) • Pahade •Persoya •• Peetwal •Phule • Piple• Pinoriya •Poddar(WB) • Phoondpal •Plethu•• Pourah •Prabhakar • Pramanick • Prasad •Pradhan • Puar• Purwar • Puraliya • Puri (Puri Tribe)• Pujari(CG-ST)• PUJHAR(JH-ST) • Puniyan

• RAWAL (Raj) Rattu• Rajvanshi• Rajwar(Bihar) • Ravat • Raut (Maha)• RALH• Rawatt• Rautel (MP) •Rawat • Rall • Raji(TN) RAJORIA (Raj)• Rarotia(MP) • Rajoura • Rai(MP) • Ray (WB)• Rabidas•Radhemang• Raman(Kerala)•Ram • Raiger(Raj) • Ramulu• Ramiah (AP)• Raj • Ranigaar • Ratawal• Rathva (GUJ) • Raju• Rao ( AP)• Rajak (Bihar) • Ravi • Ratanpal • Ranga• Ramnami • Ratt• Rathod (AP-ST) • Rani • Ranjan • Rathee • Rathi (Har) •Ratre •Ratnakar(Chh-G) • Rathava (Guj-ST) • Rathiya (CG-ST) • Ramaiah (Kar) Regar •Reang (Tripura-ST) • Reddy(A•P•)• Rishidev (Bihar)• Rishi (Bihar)• Rohit • Rooprai • Rohitas • Roloyan • Rout • • Rolan •Roy (WB) • Ruidas • Rukhi,

• SALVE(Maha)•Sagar• Salunke •Sahdal • Saansi • Sapune •Sampla (Pun) • Santra• Samgaar, Surajyabanshi, Surajyaramnami •Sahota(M/L) •Sardar (WB) •Sarthi •Sarangal• Sabharwal • Saha(WB)• Sada (Bihar)• Sadanandan (TN) • Sahzal(HP)•Samara•• Saroy• Saroya• Sadhiyan • Saroha • Sarohe • Sandhu(M/L), Sarkar(Ben & Assam, Tripura)• Salvi (MP) • Sakya(MP) •Saluja(MP) Sankla(MP) • Samara,•Sanpat•Sakkarwal • Saroj • Sathe (Maha)• SAWAI •Sawant (Maha) • Sareram(ST)•Sandhi •Sagar •SALUNKHE •Saksena •Sankhwar•• Sakhwar (MP) • Sandhu • SARANGA • SARAGRA•• Sehjal(HP) • Sehrawat •Sethi• Sehgal •Setti ( Andhra) • Shenwa • Shejwar(MP) • Shejwal • Shah(MP-ST) • Shivalik• Shouan • Shil (WB) •Sindhollu • Shivgotra •Shergill(M/L)• •Singhmar • Singh • Sikdar (WB) • •Sirkar (WB) •Sidhauliya • Sidharth •Sedamaa • Simar • SIROHIWAL• Sikure • Sidhu(M/L), Singh •Sinha(WB) • Sidhu(M/L), Singha (WB) • Sisodiya(MP) • Silotia (Raj) • •Suda • Sharma •Shimar • Shalharu • Shihmar • Shandil(HP) • SHUKLA(HP)•Shergill(M/L), Sohpal •SONOWAL(ST) • SONDHI••Soni • Soren (JH-ST) •SONAWANE •Solanki(Gujrat)• •Soya • Sohal • Sonkar • Soann• SREHLY•SUREHALI(HP) • Suthwa •Summan• Summan•Summal•• Summal, Summan • Suman • SURYAWANSHI • Suryawansh (Karnatka) •Swan •Swamy (Karnatka/AP) •Swain (Odisha)

• Tandwalia •Tamta (UK)• Tagade •Tandon(MP) • Taral • Thanda • Tadvi(Guj ST) • •Taharan • Taharyan • Taryan • Talukdar •Tangi •Tanwar(Har) • Tekam (CH-ST) • Tedewal •TEJAVATH •Teetwal • Thakur(WB) • Tirki (Chattish-G-ST) •Tirgaar • Tirbanda •Toora • Thorat• Tomar • Toori • Turke• TUDU(JH-ST)• Tur • Tyagi

•UDAMALE • Usendi (CG-ST) • Uparwal • Utwal (MP) • Untwal (MP) • Upare • Umrao

,Vasnik •Varma • Vasava(Guj-ST) • Vaijran • Vadya • Vashiyan Vaghela (Guj) • Vankar •Varvin •Venkateswarlu • Verma • Vhalar •Virk(Pun)•Virdi• Visharad •Vidyarthi • Vojyan • Vora(Guj) • Vyas•

,Walia • Waxer•• Wary• WAGHMARE(Maha)

•YAGNIK •Yallamwar, Yellamalvandalu

(M/L) - Moonlighters, those who go under higher caste surnames•

• Zadgalli

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BAIRWA / BERWA (SC) Notified as Bairwa in Rajasthan, the Berwa are mainly concentrated in Jaipur district• It is said that the section of the Chamar who relinquished their traditional occupation adopted the name Berwa about forty years ago, •• TimesGerman (talk) 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Maurya is one more name of Madiga or Chamar• It is well known fact Chamar collected animal skins• They also collected Peacock feathers and feathers of other birds• A group of chamar who collect this peacock feathers are known as Maurya ( those who collect peacock feather)• Hence Chandra Guptha belonged to this group• Chanakya who was against Kshtriya found these group strong enough to fight kshtriya• Simillar thing was done by Shivaji maharaj• He used local dalit to build Maharashtra• It is said that one of the main reason Ashok Maurya was not accepted as Emperor by Kalinga was Kalinga Kshtriya could not tolerate Dalit being their emporer• There still set of Maurya people in north• This caste conflict is one main reason for Chandra Gupta Maurya to convert to Jain and Ashok Maurya to convert to Buddhism.