Hegde

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Hegde is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community,[1] Goud Saraswat Brahmins, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas[2] and Kurubas[2] in Karnataka.

Etymology[edit]

The word Hegde is derived from the Old Kannada word Pergade which means chief.[3]

Notable people[edit]

The following is a list of notable people with last name Hegde.

References[edit]

  1. "Hegde Name Meaning & Hegde Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Whitworth, George Clifford (1885). An Anglo-Indian Dictionary: A Glossary of Indian Terms Used in English, and of Such English Or Other Non-Indian Terms as Have Obtained Special Meanings in India. London: K. Paul, Trench. p. 120.
  3. "Hegde Family History". Oxford University Press. Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.