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'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. |year=1998 |page=215 |isbn=9788175330870 |access-date=2020-11-30 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित|website=LiveHindustan|accessdate=23 March 2023|language=Hindi|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics|website=the print|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn|date=December 2024}}

The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref>
* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Gowala (caste)|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref>
* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Kudmi Mahato]] (Kurmi)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 |isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref>
* [[Oraon people|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 |isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref>
* [[Bedia (caste)|Bedias]]<ref>{{cite book |author=K.S.Singh |title=People of India: The scheduled castes |year=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |quote="Mahato, Bedia, and in a few cases, Majhi, are also used as surnames. The Bedia use Mahato, Majhi, Par gohit, Deshmondel as titles." |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |page=215 |isbn=9788185579092 |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193955/https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Brahmins]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>}}

== Notable people ==

Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:


*[[Abha Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Aklu Ram Mahto]] (1940–2020), Indian politician from Jharkhand, served as Minister of Finance in undivided Bihar
*[[Amit Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Anand Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Ashwamedh Devi|Ashwamedh Mahto]] (born 1967), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bablu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Bhabini Mahato]] (1925–2014), Bengali freedom fighter and activist
*[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]] (born 1947), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bandhu Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Baneswar Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Banshilal Mahto]] (1940–2019), Indian politician from Chhattisgarh
*[[Baby Devi|Bebi Mahto]], Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, minister in Government of Jharkhand
*[[Bhajahari Mahato]] (1911–2003), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Bidyut Baran Mahato]] (born 1963), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
*Birendra Prasad Mahato, Nepalese politician
*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal
*[[Chanku Mahato]] (1816–1856), Indian freedom fighter
*[[Chittaranjan Mahata|Chitta Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Dhananjay Mahato]] (1919–2014), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician from Jharkhand
*[[Dulu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*Jagannath Mahto, Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*Julie Kumari Mahato, Nepalese politician, former minister
*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Khiru Mahto]] (born 1953), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Kishor Mahato]] (born 2000), Nepalese fast bowler cricketer
*[[Lambodar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Laxmi Mahato Koiri]], Nepalese politician
*[[Lok Nath Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Mriganko Mahato]], (born 1963) Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Muga Lal Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Nagendra Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Narahari Mahato]] (born 1956), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nepal Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*Puja Mahato (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
*[[Raghunath Mahato]], Indian freedom fighter (Chuar Rebellion)
*[[Raj Banshi Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Raj Kishore Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
*[[Ramdeo Verma|Ramdeo Mahto]], CPI(M) leader and six time MLA from Bihar
*[[Ramdev Mahato]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Ram I. Mahato]], Professor, scientist and chairman of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
*[[Ram Lakhan Mahato]] (1947–2020), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ram Padarnath Mahto]], former minister in Government of Bihar
*[[Ram Prakash Mahto]], politician from Bihar
*[[Rambalak Mahto]],(born 1924), Advocate General of the state of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ramdeo Mahto]], one of the founder leaders of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sabita Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sagina Mahato]], Indian social activist and leader of labour movement 1942–43 from West Bengal
*[[Sahdeo Mahato]], (Born 1922), Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar
*[[Santiram Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Satrudhan Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Shatrughan Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shailendra Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shiva Mahto]], three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sitaram Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Sudesh Mahto]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Sudhir Mahato]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Suman Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sunil Kumar Mahato]] (1966–2007), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sushanta Mahato]], member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
*[[Tek Lal Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Tooni Mahto]], British marine biologist
*[[Yogeshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand



== References ==
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Mahto

2026-08-14T18:40:16Z

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{{pp|small=yes}}
'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. |year=1998 |page=215 |isbn=9788175330870 |access-date=2020-11-30 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित|website=LiveHindustan|accessdate=23 March 2023|language=Hindi|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics|website=the print|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn|date=December 2024}}

The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref>
* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Gowala (caste)|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref>
* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Kudmi Mahato]] (Kurmi)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 |isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref>
* [[Oraon people|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 |isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref>
* [[Bedia (caste)|Bedias]]<ref>{{cite book |author=K.S.Singh |title=People of India: The scheduled castes |year=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |quote="Mahato, Bedia, and in a few cases, Majhi, are also used as surnames. The Bedia use Mahato, Majhi, Par gohit, Deshmondel as titles." |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |page=215 |isbn=9788185579092 |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193955/https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Brahmins]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>}}

== Notable people ==

Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:


*[[Abha Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Aklu Ram Mahto]] (1940–2020), Indian politician from Jharkhand, served as Minister of Finance in undivided Bihar
*[[Amit Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Anand Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Ashwamedh Devi|Ashwamedh Mahto]] (born 1967), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bablu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Bhabini Mahato]] (1925–2014), Bengali freedom fighter and activist
*[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]] (born 1947), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bandhu Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Baneswar Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Banshilal Mahto]] (1940–2019), Indian politician from Chhattisgarh
*[[Baby Devi|Bebi Mahto]], Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, minister in Government of Jharkhand
*[[Bhajahari Mahato]] (1911–2003), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Bidyut Baran Mahato]] (born 1963), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
*Birendra Prasad Mahato, Nepalese politician
*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal
*[[Chanku Mahato]] (1816–1856), Indian freedom fighter
*[[Chittaranjan Mahata|Chitta Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Dhananjay Mahato]] (1919–2014), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician from Jharkhand
*[[Dulu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*Jagannath Mahto, Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*Julie Kumari Mahato, Nepalese politician, former minister
*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Khiru Mahto]] (born 1953), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Kishor Mahato]] (born 2000), Nepalese fast bowler cricketer
*[[Lambodar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Laxmi Mahato Koiri]], Nepalese politician
*[[Lok Nath Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Mriganko Mahato]], (born 1963) Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Muga Lal Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Nagendra Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Narahari Mahato]] (born 1956), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nepal Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Puja Mahato]] (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
*[[Raghunath Mahato]], Indian freedom fighter (Chuar Rebellion)
*[[Raj Banshi Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Raj Kishore Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
*[[Ramdeo Verma|Ramdeo Mahto]], CPI(M) leader and six time MLA from Bihar
*[[Ramdev Mahato]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Ram I. Mahato]], Professor, scientist and chairman of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
*[[Ram Lakhan Mahato]] (1947–2020), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ram Padarnath Mahto]], former minister in Government of Bihar
*[[Ram Prakash Mahto]], politician from Bihar
*[[Rambalak Mahto]],(born 1924), Advocate General of the state of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ramdeo Mahto]], one of the founder leaders of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sabita Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sagina Mahato]], Indian social activist and leader of labour movement 1942–43 from West Bengal
*[[Sahdeo Mahato]], (Born 1922), Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar
*[[Santiram Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Satrudhan Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Shatrughan Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shailendra Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shiva Mahto]], three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sitaram Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Sudesh Mahto]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Sudhir Mahato]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Suman Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sunil Kumar Mahato]] (1966–2007), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sushanta Mahato]], member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
*[[Tek Lal Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Tooni Mahto]], British marine biologist
*[[Yogeshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand



== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{surname}}

[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]

Mahto

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'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. |year=1998 |page=215 |isbn=9788175330870 |access-date=2020-11-30 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित|website=LiveHindustan|accessdate=23 March 2023|language=Hindi|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics|website=the print|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn|date=December 2024}}

The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref>
* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Gowala (caste)|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref>
* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Kudmi Mahato]] (Kurmi)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 |isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref>
* [[Oraon people|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 |isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref>
* [[Bedia (caste)|Bedias]]<ref>{{cite book |author=K.S.Singh |title=People of India: The scheduled castes |year=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |quote="Mahato, Bedia, and in a few cases, Majhi, are also used as surnames. The Bedia use Mahato, Majhi, Par gohit, Deshmondel as titles." |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |page=215 |isbn=9788185579092 |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193955/https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Brahmins]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>}}

== Notable people ==

Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:


*[[Abha Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Aklu Ram Mahto]] (1940–2020), Indian politician from Jharkhand, served as Minister of Finance in undivided Bihar
*[[Amit Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Anand Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Ashwamedh Devi|Ashwamedh Mahto]] (born 1967), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bablu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Bhabini Mahato]] (1925–2014), Bengali freedom fighter and activist
*[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]] (born 1947), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bandhu Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Baneswar Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Banshilal Mahto]] (1940–2019), Indian politician from Chhattisgarh
*[[Baby Devi|Bebi Mahto]], Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, minister in Government of Jharkhand
*[[Bhajahari Mahato]] (1911–2003), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Bidyut Baran Mahato]] (born 1963), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
*Birendra Prasad Mahato, Nepalese politician
*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal
*[[Chanku Mahato]] (1816–1856), Indian freedom fighter
*[[Chittaranjan Mahata|Chitta Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Dhananjay Mahato]] (1919–2014), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician from Jharkhand
*[[Dulu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*Jagannath Mahto, Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Julie Kumari Mahato]], Nepalese politician, former minister
*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Khiru Mahto]] (born 1953), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Kishor Mahato]] (born 2000), Nepalese fast bowler cricketer
*[[Lambodar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Laxmi Mahato Koiri]], Nepalese politician
*[[Lok Nath Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Mriganko Mahato]], (born 1963) Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Muga Lal Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Nagendra Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Narahari Mahato]] (born 1956), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nepal Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Puja Mahato]] (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
*[[Raghunath Mahato]], Indian freedom fighter (Chuar Rebellion)
*[[Raj Banshi Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Raj Kishore Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
*[[Ramdeo Verma|Ramdeo Mahto]], CPI(M) leader and six time MLA from Bihar
*[[Ramdev Mahato]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Ram I. Mahato]], Professor, scientist and chairman of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
*[[Ram Lakhan Mahato]] (1947–2020), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ram Padarnath Mahto]], former minister in Government of Bihar
*[[Ram Prakash Mahto]], politician from Bihar
*[[Rambalak Mahto]],(born 1924), Advocate General of the state of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ramdeo Mahto]], one of the founder leaders of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sabita Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sagina Mahato]], Indian social activist and leader of labour movement 1942–43 from West Bengal
*[[Sahdeo Mahato]], (Born 1922), Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar
*[[Santiram Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Satrudhan Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Shatrughan Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shailendra Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shiva Mahto]], three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sitaram Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Sudesh Mahto]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Sudhir Mahato]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Suman Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sunil Kumar Mahato]] (1966–2007), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sushanta Mahato]], member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
*[[Tek Lal Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Tooni Mahto]], British marine biologist
*[[Yogeshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand



== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{surname}}

[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]

Mahto

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{{pp|small=yes}}
'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. |year=1998 |page=215 |isbn=9788175330870 |access-date=2020-11-30 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित|website=LiveHindustan|accessdate=23 March 2023|language=Hindi|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics|website=the print|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn|date=December 2024}}

The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref>
* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Gowala (caste)|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref>
* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Kudmi Mahato]] (Kurmi)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 |isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref>
* [[Oraon people|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 |isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref>
* [[Bedia (caste)|Bedias]]<ref>{{cite book |author=K.S.Singh |title=People of India: The scheduled castes |year=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |quote="Mahato, Bedia, and in a few cases, Majhi, are also used as surnames. The Bedia use Mahato, Majhi, Par gohit, Deshmondel as titles." |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |page=215 |isbn=9788185579092 |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193955/https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Brahmins]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>}}

== Notable people ==

Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:


*[[Abha Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Aklu Ram Mahto]] (1940–2020), Indian politician from Jharkhand, served as Minister of Finance in undivided Bihar
*[[Amit Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Anand Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Ashwamedh Devi|Ashwamedh Mahto]] (born 1967), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bablu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Bhabini Mahato]] (1925–2014), Bengali freedom fighter and activist
*[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]] (born 1947), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bandhu Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Baneswar Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Banshilal Mahto]] (1940–2019), Indian politician from Chhattisgarh
*[[Baby Devi|Bebi Mahto]], Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, minister in Government of Jharkhand
*[[Bhajahari Mahato]] (1911–2003), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Bidyut Baran Mahato]] (born 1963), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
*Birendra Prasad Mahato, Nepalese politician
*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal
*[[Chanku Mahato]] (1816–1856), Indian freedom fighter
*[[Chittaranjan Mahata|Chitta Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Dhananjay Mahato]] (1919–2014), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician from Jharkhand
*[[Dulu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagannath Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Julie Kumari Mahato]], Nepalese politician, former minister
*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Khiru Mahto]] (born 1953), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Kishor Mahato]] (born 2000), Nepalese fast bowler cricketer
*[[Lambodar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Laxmi Mahato Koiri]], Nepalese politician
*[[Lok Nath Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Mriganko Mahato]], (born 1963) Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Muga Lal Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Nagendra Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Narahari Mahato]] (born 1956), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nepal Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Puja Mahato]] (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
*[[Raghunath Mahato]], Indian freedom fighter (Chuar Rebellion)
*[[Raj Banshi Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Raj Kishore Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
*[[Ramdeo Verma|Ramdeo Mahto]], CPI(M) leader and six time MLA from Bihar
*[[Ramdev Mahato]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Ram I. Mahato]], Professor, scientist and chairman of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
*[[Ram Lakhan Mahato]] (1947–2020), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ram Padarnath Mahto]], former minister in Government of Bihar
*[[Ram Prakash Mahto]], politician from Bihar
*[[Rambalak Mahto]],(born 1924), Advocate General of the state of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ramdeo Mahto]], one of the founder leaders of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sabita Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sagina Mahato]], Indian social activist and leader of labour movement 1942–43 from West Bengal
*[[Sahdeo Mahato]], (Born 1922), Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar
*[[Santiram Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Satrudhan Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Shatrughan Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shailendra Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shiva Mahto]], three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sitaram Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Sudesh Mahto]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Sudhir Mahato]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Suman Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sunil Kumar Mahato]] (1966–2007), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sushanta Mahato]], member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
*[[Tek Lal Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Tooni Mahto]], British marine biologist
*[[Yogeshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand



== References ==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]

Mahto

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'''Mahto''' or '''Mahato''' is a surname used by several castes and predominantly surname used by [[kushwaha]]/[[koeri]] community mainly community in Nepal and the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha in India.<ref name="PG_2008">{{cite book |author=Papiya Ghosh |title=Civil disobdience movement in Bihar, 1930–1934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tH8MAQAAMAAJ |year=2008 |publisher=Manak |isbn=978-81-7827-000-5 |page=94 |quote=... the surname 'Mahto' was used by Dhanuks, Dusadhs, Goalas, Koeris, Sunris, Tharus, Dhobis, etc, and 'Raut' was used by Amats, Chamars, Dusadhs, Dhanuks, Goalas etc. }}</ref><ref name="Sach_1988">{{cite book |author=Sachchidananda |title=Social Change in Village India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uEwut4Ax-3QC&pg=PA12 |year=1988 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-206-4 |page=12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |title=Human Rights: Theory and Practice |editor1=Debi Chatterjee |editor2=Sucheta Ghosh |editor3=Sumita Sen |publisher=South Asian Publishers |year=2002 |isbn=9788170032472 |page=128 |quote=But a person having 'Mahato' surname may belong to any caste which is included in the prescribed... |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2023-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922094743/https://books.google.com/books?id=FuGPAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Mahato was the hereditary title of the village headman, whose duties were to maintain peace in his area, and collect revenue for the ''[[zamindar]]'' (feudal landlord).<ref name="Sach_1988"/><ref name="JPSR">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |title=Marriage and Customs of Tribes of India |author=J. P. Singh Rana |publisher=M.D. |year=1998 |page=215 |isbn=9788175330870 |access-date=2020-11-30 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192956/https://books.google.com/books?id=hK-FjcbMH0wC&pg=PA215 |url-status=live }}</ref> In multi-caste villages of [[Bihar]], the zamindar used to give the title of ''Mahato'' to one person each from the [[Bhumihar]], [[Yadav]], [[koeri]], and [[Beldar]] caste.<ref name="Sach_1988"/> The traditional [[Oraon people|Oraon]] villages had a similar role for the ''Mahato'', who served as the secular head of the village and jointly held the administrative authority with a priest (''pahan'').<ref name="JPSR"/>

In Bihar, the surname Mahto is also used by people belonging to [[Kushwaha]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|title=बनिया से मन भरा तो महतो को बनाया, सम्राट चौधरी को बीजेपी प्रदेश अध्यक्ष बनाने पर राबड़ी देवी का विवादित|website=LiveHindustan|accessdate=23 March 2023|language=Hindi|quote=Samrat Chaudhary has got the command of state BJP president in Bihar. People have started congratulating Samrat Chaudhary. Meanwhile, Rabri Devi, wife of former state CM and RJD chief Lalu Yadav, while taunting the BJP said that if the mind is filled with the Baniya people, then now the mind has to be filled with the Mahato people. Samrat Chaudhary comes from Kushwaha caste and people of Kushwaha caste also use Mahato surname.|archive-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324043443/https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-controversial-statement-of-rabri-devi-on-making-samrat-chaudhary-bihar-bjp-state-president-7934807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|title=Part of Nitish's core 'Luv-Kush' votebank & on BJP radar — why Kushwahas are sought after in Bihar politics|website=the print|accessdate=4 March 2023|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409054839/https://theprint.in/politics/part-of-nitishs-core-luv-kush-votebank-on-bjp-radar-why-kushwahas-are-sought-after-in-bihar-politics/1490546/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Jharkhand, it is a term most often associated with [[Koeri]] and [[Kurmi]] caste.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|title=In Hazaribagh, they still talk of the Mahto meeting|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2023|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418190004/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-hazaribagh-they-still-talk-of-the-mahto-meeting/article5832263.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>{{qn|date=December 2024}}

The castes and communities that use Mahto, Mehto or Mahato as a surname, clan name or title include:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Beldar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Bhumihar]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Chamar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NinRMPp1cUC&pg=PA131 |title=Scheduled Castes Today |author=Makhan Jha |publisher=M.D. |year=1997 |isbn=9788175330603 |page=131 }}</ref>
* [[Dhanuk]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dhobi]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Dusadh]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Gowala (caste)|Goala]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Khairaha|Khairwar]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ9ABRcHNuoC&pg=PA12 |title=Genetic Consequent of Child Growth |author=K.K.N. Sharma |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=1998 |isbn=9788172110987 |page=12 }}</ref>
* [[Koeri]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Kudmi Mahato]] (Kurmi)<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&pg=PA114 |title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India |author=Gautam Kumar Bera |publisher=Mittal |year=2008 |page=114 |isbn=9788183241458 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1nqYqBBf_IC&pg=PA340 |title=Issues in Indian Politics |author=Lalan Tiwari |publisher=Mittal |year=1995 |isbn=9788170996187 |page=340 }}</ref>
* [[Oraon people|Oraons]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scgz0Uzn64YC&pg=PA206 |title=The Tribal Culture of India |editor1=Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi |editor2=Binay Kumar Rai |publisher=Concept |year=1977 |page=206 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TmDRNTYw49EC&pg=PA246 |title=Encyclopaedic Profile of Indian Tribes |volume=1 |author=Sachchidananda |publisher=Discovery |year=1996 |isbn=9788171412983 }}</ref>
* [[Bedia (caste)|Bedias]]<ref>{{cite book |author=K.S.Singh |title=People of India: The scheduled castes |year=1992 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |quote="Mahato, Bedia, and in a few cases, Majhi, are also used as surnames. The Bedia use Mahato, Majhi, Par gohit, Deshmondel as titles." |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |page=215 |isbn=9788185579092 |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193955/https://books.google.com/books?id=1GxHJav8MuUC |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Shunri|Sunris]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Tharu people|Tharus]]<ref name="PG_2008"/>
* [[Yadav]]s<ref name="Sach_1988"/>
* [[Brahmins]]<ref name="Sach_1988"/>}}

== Notable people ==

Notable people with the surname Mahto or Mahato include:


*[[Abha Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Aklu Ram Mahto]] (1940–2020), Indian politician from Jharkhand, served as Minister of Finance in undivided Bihar
*[[Amit Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Anand Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Ashwamedh Devi|Ashwamedh Mahto]] (born 1967), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bablu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Bhabini Mahato]] (1925–2014), Bengali freedom fighter and activist
*[[Baidyanath Prasad Mahto]] (born 1947), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Bandhu Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Baneswar Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Banshilal Mahto]] (1940–2019), Indian politician from Chhattisgarh
*[[Baby Devi|Bebi Mahto]], Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, minister in Government of Jharkhand
*[[Bhajahari Mahato]] (1911–2003), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Bidyut Baran Mahato]] (born 1963), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Binod Bihari Mahato]] (1923–1991), Indian politician and advocate from Jharkhand
*[[Bir Singh Mahato]] (1945–2021), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Birendra Prasad Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Buli Mahato]] (Died 14 June 1834), A revolutionary leader of the anti-British Rebellion from Jharkhand
*[[Chhatradhar Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian political activist from West Bengal
*[[Chanku Mahato]] (1816–1856), Indian freedom fighter
*[[Chittaranjan Mahata|Chitta Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Dhananjay Mahato]] (1919–2014), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician from Jharkhand
*[[Dulu Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Indrajit Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jairam Kumar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagannath Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Jagdish Mahto]], communist activist and founder of [[Naxalism]] in Bihar
*[[Jaleshwar Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Julie Kumari Mahato]], Nepalese politician, former minister
*[[Jyotirmay Singh Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Keshav Mahto Kamlesh]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Khiru Mahto]] (born 1953), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Kishor Mahato]] (born 2000), Nepalese fast bowler cricketer
*[[Lambodar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Laxmi Mahato Koiri]], Nepalese politician
*[[Lok Nath Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Mriganko Mahato]], (born 1963) Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Muga Lal Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Nagendra Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Narahari Mahato]] (born 1956), Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nepal Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Nirmal Mahto]] (1950–1987), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Pradeep Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Puja Mahato]] (born 2006), Nepalese all-rounder cricketer
*[[Purnima Mahato]], Indian archer and archery coach from Jharkhand
*[[Rabindra Nath Mahato]], India Politician from Jharkhand, Speaker of Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha
*[[Raghunath Mahato]], Indian freedom fighter (Chuar Rebellion)
*[[Raj Banshi Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Raj Kishore Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Rajendra Mahato]] (born 1958), Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
*[[Ramdeo Verma|Ramdeo Mahto]], CPI(M) leader and six time MLA from Bihar
*[[Ramdev Mahato]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Ram I. Mahato]], Professor, scientist and chairman of the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
*[[Ram Lakhan Mahato]] (1947–2020), Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ram Padarnath Mahto]], former minister in Government of Bihar
*[[Ram Prakash Mahto]], politician from Bihar
*[[Rambalak Mahto]],(born 1924), Advocate General of the state of Bihar
*[[Rameshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Bihar
*[[Ramdeo Mahto]], one of the founder leaders of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sabita Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sagina Mahato]], Indian social activist and leader of labour movement 1942–43 from West Bengal
*[[Sahdeo Mahato]], (Born 1922), Indian politician and independence activist from Bihar
*[[Santiram Mahato]], Indian politician from West Bengal
*[[Satrudhan Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Shatrughan Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shailendra Mahato]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Shiva Mahto]], three time Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
*[[Sitaram Mahato]], Nepalese politician
*[[Sudesh Mahto]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Sudhir Mahato]], Indian politician, former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand
*[[Suman Mahato]] (born 1964), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sunil Kumar Mahato]] (1966–2007), Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Sushanta Mahato]], member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
*[[Tek Lal Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
*[[Tooni Mahto]], British marine biologist
*[[Yogeshwar Mahto]], Indian politician from Jharkhand



== References ==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]

Kushwaha (surname)

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'''Kushwaha''' is a surname used by people of [[Koeri]] caste in the Indian states of [[Bihar]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-bets-big-on-non-yadav-obcs-in-up-assembly-polls/articleshow/56767069.cms|title=BJP bets big on non-Yadav OBCs in UP Assembly polls|website=Economic Times|access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="ht">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415174249/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/three-castes-included-in-backward-classes-list/article1-1147408.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2014 |work=Hindustan Times |title=Three castes included in backward classes list |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> The [[Kushwaha]]s are also known as [[Maurya (surname)|Maurya]], [[Shakya (surname)|Shakya]], or [[Saini]] in various parts of north India.<ref name="ht"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/keshav-prasad-maurya-the-making-of-bjp-s-new-obc-face-in-uttar-pradesh-122012301087_1.html|title=Keshav Prasad Maurya: The making of BJP's new OBC face in Uttar Pradesh|website=Business Standard|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/uttar-pradesh-elections-swami-prasad-maurya-says-no-intention-to-go-back-to-bjp-court-issues-arrest-warrant/articleshow/88859005.cms|title=Uttar Pradesh elections: Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP; court issues arrest warrant|website=Times of India|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/amit-shahs-choice-of-up-bjp-chief-to-dampen-nitish-kumars-pitch/articleshow/51771360.cms|title=Amit Shah's choice of UP BJP chief to dampen Nitish Kumar's pitch|website=Economic Times|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> As per one opinion, the Kushwaha surname is also common among members of [[Kachhi (caste)|Kachhi]] caste, who later merged with the [[Koeri]]s to become a single homogeneous community.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v3d2EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 |title=Opposition in a Dominant Party System A Study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh India|author=Angela S. Burger|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|year=2022|isbn=978-0520365568}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=Rajendra |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Dr_Rajendra_Prasad_Correspondence_and_Se.html?id=oyhuAAAAMAAJ#Maurya%20koeri |title=Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents: January to July 1939 |date=1984 |publisher=Allied |isbn=978-81-7023-002-1 |language=en}}</ref>[[Koiri]] or [[Koeri]] comes under upper class of OBC under Government of India whose social hierarchy is higher than other backward classes.The kushwaha is upper Madeshi castes in nepal belonging to vaishya varna officially in nepal but claim's khstriya status, The traditionally prevalent surname of this community is Mahato. Surnames used by the Kushwaha/Koiri community in Nepal include Mahato, Singh, Kushwaha, Mehta, Maurya, Murao, Bhagat, Sinha, and Verma etc.

==Notable people==
Notable people using Kushwaha as their surname, middle name or first name, who may or may not be associated with caste/clan are:
* [[Abhay Kushwaha]], Member of Parliament from [[Aurangabad, Bihar Lok Sabha constituency|Aurangabad]], Floor Leader in [[Lok Sabha]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-04 |title=Aurangabad election results 2024 live updates: RJD's Abhay Kumar Sinha secures victory |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/aurangabad-election-results-2024-bihar-aurangabad-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-abhay-kumar-kushwaha-rjd-sushil-kumar-singh-bjp/articleshow/110665625.cms |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Takkar |first=Jatin |date=2024-06-26 |title=18th Lok Sabha: Many parties choose younger members as floor leaders |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/18th-lok-sabha-many-parties-choose-younger-members-as-floor-leaders/articleshow/111267539.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
*[[Arun Singh Kushwaha]], Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Karakat Assembly constituency]], leader of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]].
* [[Ajab Singh Kushwah]], Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, a member of [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/morena/news/sumavali-mla-ajab-singh-kushwaha-kidnapped-rescued-the-young-man-from-gwalior-130075529.html|title=मुरैना में वोट के लिए अपहरण:सुमावली विधायक अजब सिंह कुशवाह ने किया अपहरण, ग्वालियर से पुलिस छुड़ाकर लाई युवक को|website=BHASKAR.com|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref>
* [[Amarjeet Kushwaha]], Indian activist, lawyer and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (a member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]].)
* [[Ashok Kushwaha]], two times member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Sasaram Assembly constituency]].
* [[Ajit Kushwaha]], Indian Communist leader, Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Dumraon Assembly constituency]].
*[[Ajay Kumar (Bihar politician)|Ajay Kushwaha]], Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Bibhutipur Assembly constituency]].
* [[Ankit Kushwah]], Indian cricketer from Madhya Pradesh
* [[Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha]], Indian politician from Bihar
* [[Babu Singh Kushwaha]], Member of Parliament from [[Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jaunpur]], former Cabinet Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]], Deputy Floor Leader of [[Samajwadi Party]] in [[Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-06-05 |title=Jaunpur election results 2024: SP's Babu Singh Kushwaha wins with over 5 lakh votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/jaunpur-election-results-2024-uttar-pradesh-jaunpur-lok-sabha-elections-poll-result-updates-kripashankar-singh-bjp-babu-singh-kushwaha-sp-shyam-singh-yadav-bsp/articleshow/110662460.cms |access-date=2025-05-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaunpur Lok Sabha Chunav Result 2024: जौनपुर के सांसद बने सपा के बाबू कुशवाहा, भाजपा प्रत्याशी कृपाशंकर सिंह को हरा बने विजयी - UP Election Result check Jaunpur Lok Sabha chunav Result 2024 SP Candidate Babu Kushwaha from Jaunpur defeated BJP candidate Kripashankar Singh and became MP |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur-jaunpur-lok-sabha-election-result-2024-check-bjp-kripa-shankar-vs-sp-babu-kushwaha-winner-loser-latest-update-23731379.html |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-10-20 |title=Abolish caste system to end all problems in country: SP MP Babu Singh Kushwaha |url=https://theprint.in/india/abolish-caste-system-to-end-all-problems-in-country-sp-mp-babu-singh-kushwaha/2320648/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=अखिलेश ने बाबू सिंह कुशवाहा को लोकसभा में उपनेता बनाया |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-akhilesh-made-babu-singh-kushwaha-the-deputy-leader-in-the-lok-sabha-10585256.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910155754/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-akhilesh-made-babu-singh-kushwaha-the-deputy-leader-in-the-lok-sabha-10585256.html |archive-date=2024-09-10 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi-IN |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Babu Lal Kushwaha]], former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Naraini Assembly constituency]] and [[Banda, Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency]].
* [[Basant Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, leader of [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]].
* [[Bhagvan Singh Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
*[[Baij Nath Kushwaha]], former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Sirathu Assembly constituency]].
*[[Bharat Singh Kushwah]], cabinet minister in Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]].
* [[Binod Singh Kushwaha]], former Minister for Backward and Extremely Backward Caste welfare in Government of Bihar, leader of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]].
*[[Bhagwandin Kushwaha]], former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
*[[Brahmdeo Narain Singh Kushwaha]] former legislator from Kalyanpur Assembly constituency, Bihar.
* [[Chandrapal Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
*[[Dev Dyal Kushwaha]], first agriculture minister for the state of [[Jharkhand]], he served as a member of first Jharkhand cabinet under [[Babu Lal Marandi]].
*[[Dinanath Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Deoria Assembly constituency]].
* [[Dinesh Prasad|Dinesh Prasad Kushwaha]], former minister for irrigation in Government of Bihar.
* [[Fateh Bahadur Kushwaha]], Businessman and Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Dehri Assembly constituency]] (2020–25)
* [[Ganga Singh Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
*[[Hari Kewal Prasad|Hari Kewal Prasad Kushwaha]], four-time Member of Indian Parliament ([[Lok Sabha]]) from [[Salempur Lok Sabha constituency]].
*[[Hemlata Divakar|Hemlata Divakar Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Agra Rural Assembly constituency]]
* [[Jagdeo Prasad|Jagdeo Prasad Kushwaha]], Indian politician from Bihar
* [[Jagdish Singh Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
* [[Jayant Raj Kushwaha]], former Minister for rural work department in Government of Bihar; Minister for minor water resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/bihar-cabinet-berth-allocation-nitish-kumar-home-ministry-tejashwi-yadav-gets-health-ministry-2022-08-16-800381|title=Bihar cabinet: CM Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios, keeps Home Ministry; Tejashwi Yadav gets Health|website=India Tv|accessdate=27 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jawahar Prasad|Jawahar Prasad Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Sasaram Assembly constituency]].
*[[Jagdish Prasad Kushwaha]], Indian Ayurvedic practitioner and founding leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in Jharkhand.
*[[Janakdhari Prasad Kushwaha]], former legislator from [[Minapur Assembly constituency]].
*[[Kailash Kushwah]], member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].
*[[Rajeev Kumar Singh Kushwaha]], Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Tarapur Assembly constituency]].
*[[Ram Kumar Sharma|Kushwaha Ram Kumar Sharma]], Member of Parliament from Sitamarhi constituency.
* [[Kunwar Yashwantsingh Kushwah]], Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh
* [[Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
* [[Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta]], Indian politician from Jharkhand
* [[Manoj Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]], a leader of [[Janata Dal (United)]].
* [[Mahabali Singh|Mahabali Singh Kushwaha]], Member of Indian Parliament from [[Karakat Lok Sabha constituency]], Janata Dal (United) leader.
*[[Mihika Kushwaha]], Indian model and actress.
* [[Maha Nand Singh|Maha Nand Singh Kushwaha]], activist and Member of Legislative Assembly from [[Arwal Assembly constituency]].
* [[Nagmani Kushwaha]], Indian politician from Bihar and Jharkhand
*[[Nagendra Prasad Singh|Nagendra Prasad Kushwaha]], former legislator from [[Minapur Assembly constituency]].
* [[Narayan Singh Kushwah]], Indian politician, member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2008–present
*[[Nathu Ram Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Lalitpur Assembly constituency]].
* [[Narendra Kumar Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
*[[Narendra Singh Kushwah]], member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
* [[Neeraj Kushawaha]], [[Samajwadi Party]], leader and MP from Aonla Lok Sabha constituency<ref>{{Cite web |last=लाइव |first=एबीपी |date=2024-06-04 |title=Aonla Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates: लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र आंवला के सबसे तेज़ और सटीक नतीजे, यहाँ देखें लाइव |url=https://www.abplive.com/elections/aonla-election-result-2024-live-updates-uttar-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-result-vote-counting-live-winner-loser-tally-bjp-nda-congress-india-2705105 |access-date=2025-07-03 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref>
*[[Pramod Kumar Sinha|Pramod Kumar Sinha Kushwaha]], Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Raxaul Assembly constituency.
* [[Ramesh Singh Kushwaha]], Bihar state president of [[Rashtriya Lok Morcha]]
* [[Ramratan Kushwaha]], Indian politician from UP
* [[Ravindra Kushawaha]], Indian politician from UP
*[[Ram Naresh Kushwaha]], former member of Indian parliament from [[Salempur Lok Sabha constituency]].
* [[Ram Balak Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Bibhutipur Assembly constituency]].
* [[Ramsewak Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Hathua Assembly constituency]].
*[[Ram Asrey Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sarsaul Assembly constituency.
*[[Ram Prakash Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Ghatampur Assembly constituency]].
*[[Ravindra Singh Kushwaha]], naxal leader and former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Arwal Assembly constituency]].
*[[Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha]], former legislator from Obra Assembly constituency, Bihar; [[politburo]] member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
*[[Ram Prasad Kushwaha]], former member of Indian parliament from [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency]] and [[Bikramganj Lok Sabha constituency]].
* [[Rajesh Singh Kushwaha]], Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Hathua Assembly constituency (2020–25).
* [[Rajesh Kushwaha|Dr. Rajesh Kushwaha]]; Former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Kesaria Assembly constituency]].
* [[Renu Kushawaha]], Indian politician from Bihar
* [[R. S. Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (has been associated with [[Samajwadi Party]] and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]).
* [[Saket Kushwaha]], Indian educationist and agricultural economist(Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)
* [[Santosh Kumar Kushwaha]], Member Of Parliament from Purnea Bihar.
* [[Salona Kushwaha]], member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
* [[Satyendra Narayan Kushwaha]], former Member of Legislative Council, Bihar.
*[[Sita Sinha|Sita Sinha Kushwaha]], former legislator from Kalyanpur Assembly constituency, Bihar.
* [[Satyadev Kushwaha]], former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly, Janata Dal (United) leader.
* [[Suraj Nandan Kushwaha]], former president of Rashtrawadi Kushwaha Parishad, an organisation affiliated to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].
* [[Sunil Kumar Kushwaha]], Member of Parliament from [[Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency]].
* [[Satish Prasad Singh|Satish Prasad Singh Kushwaha]], Former Chief Minister of Bihar
* [[Seema Samridhi|Seema Samridhi Kushwaha]], [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] advocate, known for [[2012 Delhi gang rape and murder|Nirbhaya gang rape case 2012]].
*[[Shobha Rani Kushwaha]], member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from [[Dholpur Assembly constituency]].
* [[Sunil Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Sitamarhi Assembly constituency]].
*[[Suman Devi Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Lalitpur Assembly constituency.
*[[Sukhlal Kushwaha]], former Member of Indian Parliament ([[Lok Sabha]]) from [[Satna Lok Sabha constituency]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].
*[[Siddharth Sukhlal Kushwaha]], Member of [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Satna Assembly constituency]].
* [[Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha]], National General Secretary of [[Janata Dal (United)]]
* [[Surendra Kumar Kushwaha]], Bhartiya Janata Party politician from [[Fazilnagar Assembly constituency]], Uttar Pradesh.
*[[Shivnath Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Ghatampur Assembly constituency]], former minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
*[[Surendra Prasad Singh Kushwaha]], former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Amarpur Assembly constituency]].
*[[Suresh Mehta Kushwaha]], former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Aurangabad, Bihar Assembly constituency]].
*[[Shiv Ram Kushwaha]], former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Madhogarh Assembly constituency in [[Jalaun district]].
*[[Sabhakunwar Kushawaha]], Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Bhatpar Rani Assembly constituency]].
* [[Umesh Singh Kushwaha]], Bihar state president of [[Janata Dal (United)]]
*[[Umashankar Kushwaha]], former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from [[Ghazipur Sadar Assembly constituency]]
* [[Upendra Kushwaha]], Indian politician from Bihar
* [[Vishal Kushwah]] (born 1990), Indian cricketer
* [[Vyas Deo Prasad|Vyas Deo Prasad Kushwaha]], former minister in Government of Bihar, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from [[Siwan Assembly constituency]].
*[[Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha]], member of [[Indian Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Siwan Lok Sabha constituency]].

===Bureaucrats===
*[[Chandan Kushwaha]], former city SP Patna, served as Superintendent of Police Rohtas and Banka, Commandant of Home Guards (Bihar).
*[[Pramod Kumar Kushwaha]], Additional Commissioner of [[Delhi Police]], served as Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police's Special Cell.
*[[Roshan Kushwaha]], Indian Administrative Service officer, District Magistrate of [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]].

==See also==
* [[Mahto]]

==References==
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