Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Indian; and the pattern is *r.
usage
pattern
Iyer ஐயர் Tamil
Referred to a person belonging to the Iyer subcaste of the larger Brahmin caste. The Iyer subcaste is traditionally devoted to the God Vishnu.
Kaur ਕੌਰ Indian (Sikh)
Means "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī) meaning "girl". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh female followers the surname Kaur and all males Singh. In many instances, it is also used as a middle name with the family name serving as the surname.
Kumar कुमार, కుమార్, ಕುಮಾರ್, ਕੁਮਾਰ, কুমার, কুমাৰ, કુમાર, କୁମାର, കുമാർ, குமார் Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Means "boy, prince" in Sanskrit.
Mhasalkar म्हैसाळकर Marathi (Rare)
Derived from the name of the town of Mhasla in Maharashtra, India.
Nagarkar नगरकर Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.
Umar عمر Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Umar.