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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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*Nepali surnames are divided into three origins: '''Indo-Aryan languages, Tibeto-Burman languages and indigenous origins.''' | *Nepali surnames are divided into three origins: '''Indo-Aryan languages, Tibeto-Burman languages and indigenous origins.''' | ||
*Surnames of '''Khas''' community contains | *Surnames of '''Khas''' community contains | ||
:*toponyms as Ghimire, Dahal, Pokharel, Sapkota from respective villages, | |||
:*occupational names as (Adhikari, Bhandari, Karki, Thapa). | |||
:*Many Khas surnames includes suffix as -wal, -al as in Katwal, Silwal, Dulal, Khanal, Khulal, Rijal. | |||
*'''Kshatriya''' titles such as Bista, Kunwar, Rana, Rawat, Rawal, Dhami, Shah, Thakuri, Chand, were taken as surnames by various Kshetri and Thakuris. Khatri Kshetris share surnames with mainstream Pahari Bahuns. Other popular Chhetri surnames include Basnyat, Bogati, Budhathoki, Khadka, Khandayat, Mahat, Raut. | *'''Kshatriya''' titles such as Bista, Kunwar, Rana, Rawat, Rawal, Dhami, Shah, Thakuri, Chand, were taken as surnames by various Kshetri and Thakuris. Khatri Kshetris share surnames with mainstream Pahari Bahuns. Other popular Chhetri surnames include Basnyat, Bogati, Budhathoki, Khadka, Khandayat, Mahat, Raut. | ||
*Similarly, '''Brahmin''' surnames such as Acharya, Bhatta, Joshi, Pandit, Sharma, Upadhyay were taken by '''Pahari Bahuns. | *Similarly, '''Brahmin''' surnames such as Acharya, Bhatta, Joshi, Pandit, Sharma, Upadhyay were taken by '''Pahari Bahuns. | ||
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*'''Newar groups of multiethnic background bears both Indo-Aryan surnames''' (like Shrestha, Joshi, Pradhan) and indigenous surnames like Maharjan, Dangol. | *'''Newar groups of multiethnic background bears both Indo-Aryan surnames''' (like Shrestha, Joshi, Pradhan) and indigenous surnames like Maharjan, Dangol. | ||
*'''Magars''' bear surnames derived from Khas peoples such as Baral, Budhathoki, Lamichhane, Thapa and indigenous origins as Dura, Gharti, Pun, Pulami. | *'''Magars''' bear surnames derived from Khas peoples such as Baral, Budhathoki, Lamichhane, Thapa and indigenous origins as Dura, Gharti, Pun, Pulami. | ||
:Other Himalayan Mongoloid castes bears '''Tibeto-Burmese''' surnames like Gurung, Tamang, Thakali, Sherpa. | |||
:Various Kiranti ethnic group contains many '''Indo-Aryan''' surnames of Khas origin which were awarded by the government of Khas peoples. These surnames are Rai, Subba, Jimmi, Dewan depending upon job and position hold by them. *'''Terai''' community consists both Indo-Aryan and Indigenous origin surnames. | |||
:*Terai Brahmins bears surnames as Jha, Mishra, Pandit, Tiwari. | |||
:*Terai Rajput and other Kshatriya groups bears the surnames Chauhan, Singh, Rajput, Verma, Pal. | |||
*'''Marwari''' surnames like Agrawal, Baranwal, Jain, Khandelwal, Maheshwari, Tapadia are also common. | *'''Marwari''' surnames like Agrawal, Baranwal, Jain, Khandelwal, Maheshwari, Tapadia are also common. | ||
*Nepalese Muslims bears '''Islamic surnames''' such as Ali, Ansari, Begum, Khan, Mohammad, Pathan. Other common Terai surnames are Yadav, Mahato, Kamat, Thakur, Dev, Chaudhary, Kayastha.<ref>"Surnames by country", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surnames_by_country, 8 March 2021.</ref> | *Nepalese Muslims bears '''Islamic surnames''' such as Ali, Ansari, Begum, Khan, Mohammad, Pathan. Other common Terai surnames are Yadav, Mahato, Kamat, Thakur, Dev, Chaudhary, Kayastha.<ref>"Surnames by country", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surnames_by_country, 8 March 2021.</ref> | ||
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