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{{Short description| Titles of the families from Kerala state India}}
The titles are given to certain individual of families in Kerala

* [[Nambudiri]] - Malayali elite [[Brahmin]] surname.
* [[Nair]] - Upper caste surname, encompassing several subcastes which includes High ranking [[Kshatriya|martial]] castes like [[Pillai (Kerala title)|Pillai]], [[Kurup of Travancore|Kurup]], [[Unnithan]], [[Menon (title)|Menon]], [[Nambiar (Nair subcaste)|Nambiar]], etc that formed the [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]] and elite of traditional Kerala, which is also used by auxiliary, intermediate and middle-caste Nairs like [[Padamangalam Nair]], [[Pallicchan Nair|Pallichan Nair]], [[Chakkala Nair|Vaniya Nair]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sreenivasan |first1=T. P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCDtYsyQagYC |title=Mattering to India: The Shashi Tharoor Campaign |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2011 |isbn=9788131759448}}</ref>
* [[Samantha Kshatriya|Varma]] - The surname of royal [[Nair|Nairs]], notably kings, varies depending on the specific monarchy.
* [[Pillai (Kerala title)|Pillai]] - The Pillai surname is often associated with [[Nair|Nairs]] who are [[Madampi (Nair title)|feudal Lords]], [[Aristocracy (class)|royals]], and [[Kshatriya|warriors]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lannoy |first=Mark de |title=The Kulasekhara Perumals of Travancore: history and state formation in Travancore from 1671 to 1758 |last2=DeLannoy |first2=Mark |date=1997 |publisher=Research School CNWS |isbn=978-90-73782-92-1 |series=CNWS publications |location=Leiden}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Devasahayam |first=M. G. |last2=ThePrint |date=2022-07-11 |title=Saint Devasahayam's anti-caste struggle angered Brahmins and Nairs, not his conversion |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/saint-devasahayams-anti-caste-struggle-angered-brahmins-and-nairs-not-his-conversion/1033774/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Kurup of Travancore|Kurup]] - The surname "Kurup" among the [[Nair|Nairs]] often indicates individuals who are [[Naduvazhi]] or [[Madampi (Nair title)|landlords]] and are recognized as brave [[Kshatriya|warriors]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lannoy |first=Mark de |title=The Kulasekhara Perumals of Travancore: history and state formation in Travancore from 1671 to 1758 |last2=DeLannoy |first2=Mark |date=1997 |publisher=Research School CNWS |isbn=978-90-73782-92-1 |series=CNWS publications |location=Leiden}}</ref>
* [[Adiyodi]] - [[Samanthan Nair|Samantan Nair]] clan of [[North Malabar]]
* [[Unnithan]] - A group of [[Nair|Nairs]] belonging to the [[Baron|baronial]] class.
* [[Nayanar (Nair subcaste)|Nayanar]] - The [[Nair]] surname associated with [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Eric J. |author-link=Eric J. Miller |title=India's Villages |publisher=Media Promoters & Publishers |year=1955 |editor-last=Srinivas |editor-first=M. N. |editor-link=M. N. Srinivas |location=Bombay |chapter=Village Structure in North Kerala}}</ref>
*[[Nambiar (Nair subcaste)|Nambiar]] - The Landlord class [[Nair|Nairs]] found in [[North Malabar]].
*[[Thampi and Thankachi|Thampi]] - The Surname associated with [[Nair|Nairs]] related to royal families.
* [[Menon (surname)|Menon]] - Aristocratic title for [[Nair|Nairs]], who primarily function as landlords, [[warriors]], accountants, military officers of the princely state.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Commissioner |first=India Census |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7qUJAAAAIAAJ&q=census+of+india+1901+malabar |title=Census of India, 1901: India (4 v.) |date=1903 |publisher=Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kartha]] - [[Nair|Nairs]] associated with [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]].<ref name=":0222">{{cite web |last=Kaimal,” the title of a prince of the Nayar caste in Malabar (Dalgado I 172-173). |year=1977 |title=Francis Xavier: His Life, his times - vol. 2: India, 1541-1545 |url=https://archive.org/details/fx-schurhammer2/page/n91/mode/2up?q=kaimal |publisher=The Jesuits Historical Institute, 1977}}</ref>
* [[Kaimal]] - The [[Nair]] surname 'Kaimal' is associated with [[Kiryathil Nair|Kiriyathil Nair]].
* [[Thirumulpad]] - Surname of [[Nair|Samantha Nairs]].<ref name="Fact022">Madras Census report 1891</ref>
* [[Tharakan (title)|Tharakan]] - Surname of [[Hinduism|Hindus]] and [[Saint Thomas Christians]].
* [[Rawther]] - The surname for Muslims [[Rowther|Rowthers]] in [[Travancore–Cochin|Travancore]].
* [[Panicker]] - The surname is associated with [[Nair|Nairs]], [[Ezhava|Ezhavas]], Thiyyas and [[Saint Thomas Christians|Christian]] families.
* [[Mannadiyar]] - Aristocratic surnames of [[Nair|Kiriyathil Nairs]] in Palakkad district.
* [[Moopil Nair]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 1959 |title=The Indian Civil Liberties Bulletin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNI9AAAAMAAJ&q=moopil+nair+title |via=Google Books}}</ref> - [[Nair]] rulers of vassal kingdoms
* [[Potti]] - Brahmin Surname.
* [[Zamorin]]<ref>{{Cite web |year=1874 |title=Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IStcAAAAQAAJ |via=books.google.co.in}}</ref> - Malabar [[Nair]] dynasty title.
* [[Swaroopathil Nair|Swaroopam]] - Royal title of Kerala.
* [[Thamban]] - Royal Nair title.
* [[Chekavar]] - A title in [[North Malabar]], given to the members of Thiyya Caste who are trained in Warfare and Martial Arts and are deployed as Soldiers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Green |first1=Thomas A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v32oHSE5t6cC&dq=chekavar+caste&pg=PA176 |title=Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=2001 |isbn=9781576071502}}</ref>
*[[Mappila Muslims|Mappila]] - Mappila is a surname for [[Travancore]] [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christians]] and [[Mappila Muslims|Muslims]] of [[Malabar District|Malabar]].
*[[Moopan]] - All Kerala and North Malabar most commonly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IKQ4m___Pd4C&q=moopan+title|title=Journal of Kerala Studies|date=May 9, 2009|publisher=University of Kerala.|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[Koya (name)|Koya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C2NuAAAAMAAJ&q=muslim+koya+title|title=Mappilas of Malabar: Studies in Social and Cultural History|first=S. M. Mohamed|last=Koya|date=May 9, 1983|publisher=Sandhya Publications|via=Google Books}}</ref> - Muslim surname in Malappuram district.
*[[Channar (surname)|Channar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mj4wAQAAIAAJ&q=channar+title|title=Influx: Crete to Kerala|first=Manakkadan Manicoth Anand|last=Ram|date=May 9, 1999|publisher=Keerthi Publishing House|via=Google Books}}</ref> - surname associated with [[Ezhava|Ezhavas]] and [[nadars]]
*[[Cherayi Panikkar (title)|Cherayi Panikkar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLg1h6j5HcQC&q=cherayi+panikar+title|title=India's Legacy: The World's Heritage|first=Pattotmogar R. Ranganatha|last=Punja|date=May 9, 1948|publisher=Basel Mission Book Depot|via=Google Books}}</ref> - Commander of Samoothiri Raja and title given to the Thiyya Caste in South Malabar.
*[[Achari (surname)|Achari]] - south part
*[[Ezhuthachan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkEAEAAAQBAJ&q=ezhuthachan+title&pg=PA240|title=IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE LET THEM SLEEP|first=ARUNRAJ|last=R|date=January 25, 2018|publisher=Arunraj R|isbn=9781545716656|via=Google Books}}</ref> - Malappuram and Thrissur District.
*[[Vaidyar]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCvkAAAAMAAJ&q=vaidyar+title|title=Popular Catholicism in a World Church: Seven Case Studies in Inculturation|first1=Tomás|last1=Bamat|first2=Jean-Paul|last2=Wiest|date=May 9, 1999|publisher=Orbis Books|isbn=9781570752520|via=Google Books}}</ref> - title given to physicians across Kerala.
*[[Thandan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RSYbAAAAIAAJ|title=Kerala District Gazetteers: Kozhikode (supplement)|via=books.google.co.in|last1=(India)|first1=Kerala|year=1962}}</ref> - Title Given to Thiyya Caste Headman/chiefs across kerala.
* [[Nadar (caste)|Nadar]] - Southern Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram mainly)
* [[Shenoy]] - Gaud saraswat brahmin surname
*[[Marakkar]] - Muslim title given to Naval chief of [[Zamorin|Zamorin of Calicut]].
*[[Mannanar]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnB3k8fx5oEC|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India|isbn=9788120602885|via=books.google.co.in|last1=Thurston|first1=Edgar|last2=Rangachari|first2=K.|year=2001|publisher=Asian Educational Services }}</ref> - Kannur dynasty.
* [[Poozhitharaa]] - [[Mappila Muslims|Muslims]] surnames in [[Malabar District|Malabar]] and Malappuram district
==References==
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[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Kerala-related lists|Surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Lists of surnames]]
[[Category:South Indian communities]]

List of surnames from Kerala - Revision history

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