Barmanবৰ্মনIndian, Bengali, Assamese Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, shield, protection".
BaruaবৰুৱাIndian, Assamese From a military title historically used in Assam, derived from an Ahom word meaning "ten thousand" (referring to the number of soldiers under the command of such an officer).
Goswamiগোস্বামীIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese Derived from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvamin) meaning "religious mendicant" (literally "owner of cows" or "lord of cows"), from गो (go) meaning "cow" and स्वामिन् (svamin) meaning "owner, lord, master".
HazarikaহাজৰিকাIndian, Assamese From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded over 1,000 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese হাজাৰ (hazar) meaning "thousand".
IslamAssamese, Bengali (Muslim) From the name of the religion, derived from Arabic إسلام (Islam) meaning "submission (to God)".
KalitaকলিতাIndian, Assamese Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests that the name is derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family, caste" and लुप्त (lupta) meaning "lost, gone", though this has been criticised as a false etymology.
MahatoমাহাতোIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Odia, Nepali From a title given to the head of a village or a well-to-do peasant, possibly derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahat) meaning "great, large, big".
Saikiaশইকীয়াIndian, Assamese From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 100 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese শ (xo) meaning "hundred".
SarkarচৰকাৰIndian, Bengali, Assamese From the Persian title سرکار (sarkar) meaning "lord, supervisor, overseer".
SonowalসোণোৱালAssamese From the name of the Sonowal Kachari people, derived from Assamese সোণ (khun) meaning "gold".
Sutradharসূত্ৰধাৰIndian, Bengali, Assamese Derived from Sanskrit सूत्रधार (sutradhara) meaning "thread-holder" or "carpenter", from सूत्र (sutra) meaning "thread, string, line" and धार (dhara) meaning "holding, bearing" (referring to a carpenter's role in weaving together different parts of wooden or metal structures).
ThapaথাপাNepali, Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Odia From an ancient military rank used in the Khasa Kingdom, which ruled parts of South Asia from the 11th to 14th centuries.