Lists of Kodagu family names:
Kodavas are the original inhabitants of Kodagu, their homeland. Over the last two-three centuries, the inhabitants of Kodagu have belonged to four different language groups:
Kodava thakk ,Yerava ,Kurba (JenuKurba and Betta Kurba) andArebhashe .
The Kodavas are the majority, followed by the Arebhashe (Kodagu Gowda) and then the Yeravas. The Kurbas wandered the jungles of Kodagu, Mysore, Wayanad, and the Nilgiris. The Arebhashe were from the Sulya region. The Yeravas were from the Wayanad region.
There are 21 different communities who speak Kodava thakk :
Kodava - Kodagu Heggade
- Amma Kodava
Kembatti - Airi
Koyuva Boonepatta - Golla (Eimbokala)
Kaniya Maleya Banna - Nayar
Panika Nayinda Madivala Poomale KudiyaBaniya Kapala Koleya Maringi - Meda
A few of the communities' family names are covered here. The rest is work in progress and so the lists need to be updated.
There are some family names with different spellings. Please send in missing names and corrections.
Aarudda Achakalera Achapanda Acheda Addanda Addengada Adengada Adikera Ailapanda Aiyakuttira Aiyanda Aiyaneravanda Aiyaraniyanda Ajjamada (Srimangala village, Virajpettaluk , Kodagu)Ajjamakkada Ajjetira Ajjikuttira (Ajjikutti, in Chickamandur, Virajpet Taluk)Ajjinanda Ajjinikanda (Devanagiri village)Ajjiranda - Alamanda
Alamengada (Kottageri village, Virajpettaluk )Alemada Allangada Allapanda Allapira Allaranda Allumada Almachanda Ammachimaniyanda Ammanakuttanda (Arji village, Virajpettaluk )Ammandira Ammanichanda Ammatanda Ammekanda Ammeyanda Andamada Anjanda Anjaparavanda Annadiyanda Annalamada Annerkanda Annira Apadanda Appachettolanda Appachira Appanderanda Appaneravanda Apparanda (Kakkabe village)Appattira Apperiyanda Appuda Appumaniyanda Appura Aramanamada Areyada (Kakkabe village)Arngipanera Atrangada Avaremadanda Ayyuda Bachalira Bachamada Bachamanda Bachangada Bacharaniyanda Bachettira (Armeri village)Bachinadanda Bachira Badakada Badalera Badanjettira Baddira Badumanda Baduvamanda Baduvanda Bairajanda Bakthanda Balekuttira Baleyada Ballachanda Balladichanda Ballanamada Ballanda Ballaranda Ballatikalanda Balliamanda Ballianda Balliatanda Ballimada Balluda Baloda Balyameederira Balyandamada Bananda Banangada Bariyanda - Batra
Battakalanda Battira Battiyanda - Bayada
Bayavanda (Hudikeri village)Bedakanda Bellathanda Benjanda Bepadiyanda Berera Bheemanda Biddanda (Bavali and Kokeri villages)Biddatanda (Napoklu village)Bidderianda (Arpattu village)Bijjanda Bodanda Bojjangada Bolajira Bolakaranda Bolandanda Boliyadira Bollachanda Bollachettira Bollanda Bollarpanda Bollepanda Bollera Bollianda Bolliapanda Bolthanda Bommanda Bonira (not extinct, in Kantha-Murnad in 2006)Boppadthanda Boppanda Boppattira Boppera Bottangada Bottolanda Bovveriyanda Buduvanda Buttianda Byranda Byrettira Chadiyanda Chakkera / Chekkera (Hudikeri and other villages, Virajpettaluk )Chamera Chandangada Chandapanda Chandira Chandura Changadamakkada Changanda Changrandira Changulanda Changulangada Chappanda Charimanda Charmanda Chathanda / Chattanda Chattamada Chavanda Cheekanda Cheeranda Cheeyabera Cheeyakapoovanda Cheeyandira Chelmanda Chembanda Chemira Chemmatira Chenanda (Kokeri village)Chendanda (Chembebelloor village)Chendimada Chendira Chendrimada Chengettira Cheniyapanda Chennapanda Chennira Cheppudira Cheranda Cheriyanda Cheriyatanda Cheruvalanda Chetranda Chettangada Chettanimada Chettimada Chettiyaranda Chettolira Cheyanda Cheyyanda Chicholiyanda Chikkanda Chillavanda Chimmanamada Chimmanda Chimmunira Chindamada Chindulira Chiriyapanda Chirotira Chodumada Chokanda Chokira Cholachanda Cholanda Cholapanda Chomeyanda Chonamada Chonanda Chonchira Chonira Chottanda Chottangada Chottekalapanda Chottekmada Chottera Chotteyanda Chotteyandamada Chovanda Chowndira Chowrira Choyamadanda Chullimada Codanda Coluvanda Coravanda Daddera Dasanda Dekamada Derapanda Devandira Devanira Devappanda Deyanda Deyira Dudranda Elthanda Gadanda Ganangada Geejaganda Gowdanda Guddamada Guddanda Gudiyangada Gummatira Hanchettira Hosoklura Hottengada Ichanda Ichettira Ichodiyanda Immandira Imudiyanda - Inanda
Indanda Ipumada Ithichanda Ittira Jabbanda Jaddamandanda Jaggaranda Jammada Jattira Jokamada Kaalamanda Kabbachira Kachapanera Kaddaniyanda Kademada Kadira Kadumanda Kadyamada Kaibilira (Kaibili)Kaipalera Kakamada Kakera Kalachanda Kalachettira Kalakanda Kalapanda Kalengada Kalimada Kaliyanda Kallangada Kallengada Kallera Kallichanda Kallira Kalmadanda Kalyatanda Kambeyanda Kambiranda Kanambira Kanathanda Kancherira Kandanda Kandera Kanganda Kangira Kanjithanda Kannachanda Kannanda (Bavali and Madikeri)Kannikanda Karavanda Karavattira Karera Karineravanda Karnanda Karthachira Karthamada Karthanda Karthura Kattengada Kattera (Katte mane)Katumaniyanda Kavadichanda Kayamada Kayapanda Kechamada Kechanda Kechetira Kechira Keekanamada Keekanda Keekira Keethiyanda Kekada Kelapanda Keletira Kembadathanda - Kenjangada
- Kethanda
- Kethira
- Kethiyanda
- Ketolira (Ketuvali or Ketoli, in Napoklu and Yavakapadi-Kakkabe villages)
- Kibrera
- Kikkerianda
- Kimmudira
- Kipaadanda
- Kiriyamada
- Kirundanda
- Kocchera
- Kochamanda
- Kodaangada
- Kodengada
- Kodimaniyanda
- Kodira
- Kokkalemada
- Kokkalera
- Kokkanda
- Kokkengada
- Kolathanda
- Kolera
- Koleyanda
- Kolira
- Kollimada
- Kollira
- Kolumadanda
- Kondira
- Konerira
- Konganda
- Kongera
- Kongetira
- Kongiranda
- Koniyanda
- Kookanda
- Koopadira
- Koothanda
- Kopattira
- Koppira
- Kotera (atleast 5 different families, in the villages of Murnad, Balamberi, etc., Madikeri taluk)
- Kotraganda
- Kotramada
- Kottanda
- Kottangada
- Kottengada
- Kottianda
- Kottkathira
- Kuimanda
- Kukkera
- Kuliayakanda
- Kullachanda
- Kulletira
- Kullodanda
- Kumbiyanda
- Kummanda
- Kunchettira
- Kundachira
- Kundira
- Kundranda
- Kundyolanda
- Kunhimada
- Kunhimada
- Kunjanda
- Kunjilanda
- Kuppachira
- Kuppanda
- Kuppudira
- Kuttanda
- Kuttandira
- Kuttanjettira
- Kuttetira
- Lakkapanda
- Maadeyanda
- Maaneppanda
- Macchanda
- Macchiyanda
- Machamada
- Machangada
- Machapanda
- Macharanda
- Machetira
- Machettira
- Machimada
- Machimanda
- Machuda
- Madanda
- Madapanda
- Maddanda
- Madetira
- Madeyanda
- Madira
- Madlanda
- Madrira
- Malachira
- Malanda
- Maletira
- Mallajira
- Mallamada
- Mallanda
- Mallangada
- Mallapanera
- Mallengada
- Manavattira
- Mandachanda
- Mandamada
- Mandaneravanda
- Mandangada
- Mandapanda
- Mandathanda
- Mandeda
- Mandepanda
- Mandetira
- Mandeyanda
- Mandherita
- Mandira
- Mandovanda
- Manduda
- Maneyappanda
- Mangera
- Mangerira
- Manira
- Manjira
- Mannera
- Mapira
- Maramada
- Marichanda
- Maruvanda
- Mathanda
- Matharanda
- Mayanamada
- Mechanda
- Mechiyanda
- Medura
- Meederira
- Mekathanda
- Mekerira
- Mekmaniyanda
- Mepadanda
- Meriyanda
- Mevada
- Minnanda
- Mollera
- Monnanda
- Monnikanda
- Moodanda
- Moodera
- Mookachanda
- Mookalera
- Mookonda / Mookanda / Mookovanda (Devanagiri and Bilugunda villages, Virajpet, Kodagu)
- Moolemanera
- Moolera
- Moovera
- Morkhanda
- Motanalira
- Motanalira
- Motanda
- Muddanda
- Muddiada
- Muddura
- Mudraniyanda
- Mukalemada
- Mukkatira (Mukkati, in Arapattu, Bonda, Harihara, etc.,), atleast 13 different families,
- Mullanda
- Mullengada
- Mullera
- Mundachalira
- Mundanda
- Mundotira
- Mundumada
- Mundyolanda
- Munjandira
- Muruvanda
- Myndapanda
- Naaliyanda
- Nadikerianda
- Naganda
- Nagasettira
- Nambadammanda
- Nambiyappanda
- Nambudumada
- Namera
- Nanamanda
- Nandalapanda
- Nandetira
- Nandineravanda
- Nandira
- Nanneravanda
- Napanda
- Napaneravanda
- Napulira
- Natolanda
- Nayada
- Nayakanda
- Nellachanda
- Nellamada
- Nellamakkada
- Nellapattira
- Nellira
- Neravanda
- Nerpanda
- Nidumanda
- Ningerira
- Noorera
- Nuchimaniyanda
- Oddachettira
- Oddolera
- Odiganda
- Odiyanda
- Olpuchira
- Paccharanda
- Padeyanda
- Padiyanda
- Padiyattira
- Paikera
- Palachanda
- Palandira
- Palanganda
- Palangetira
- Palecanda
- Palengada
- Palera
- Paleyada
- Paleyanda
- Pandanda
- Pandikuthira
- Pandimada
- Pandira
- Pandiyanda
- Paravanda
- Paruvangada
- Pasura
- Patrapanda
- Pattacheravanda
- Pattada
- Pattamada
- Pattimada
- Pebbattira
- Pemmanamada
- Pemmanda
- Pemmudianda
- Periyanda
- Pillanda
- Podamada
- Podanolanda
- Podavada
- Podeyanda
- Ponjanda
- Ponnachanda
- Ponnachettira
- Ponnappanda
- Ponnimada
- Ponnolthanda
- Poolanda
- Poopanda
- Poovadera
- Poreyanda
- Poreyara
- Porikera
- Porimanda
- Porkovanda
- Pothanda
- Pothera
- Pottengada
- Poyetira
- Poyilengada
- Puchanda
- Puchimada
- Puchimanda
- Pudiokkada
- Pudiyanda
- Pudiyathanda
- Pudrimada
- Puggera
- Puliyanda
- Pullangada
- Pullera
- Putterira
- Sabbuda
- Sadera
- Sadmaniyanda
- Sannuvanda
- Sarkanda
- Sedumudira
- Senera
- Settira
- Shantheyanda
- Shivachaliyanda (Chuvachali or Shivachali)
- Siddanda
- Sullimada
- Thabbalera
- Thabbangada
- Thadiyangada
- Thambukuttira
- Thanachira
- Thapanda
- Thathanda
- Thathapanda
- Thathira
- Theethamada
- Theetharamada
- Theethimada
- Theethira
- Thekkabottolanda
- Thelapanda
- Thennira
- Thirkacherira
- Thirodira
- Thirtera
- Thirunellimada
- Tholanda
- Thondiyanda
- Thotathammanda
- Thothiyanda
- Tulunadanda
- Uddapanda
- Uddinadanda
- Udiyanda
- Uduvera
- Ukkerianda
- Ulliyada
- Uluvangada
- Vallanda
- Vanchira
- Vanjanda
- Vaterira
Kodagu Gowda family names, according to two Arebhashe websites, found not only in Kodagu but in Dakshina Kannada (especially Sulya) and Kasaragode (in Kerala) as well:
- Achalpadi (Katakeri village, Madikeri, in Kodagu)
- Achandira
- Achandra
- Adkabale
- Adkar
- Agolibail
- Aiyandra
- Ajadka (Nettanige Village, Kasaragodu, Kerala)
- Alike
- Ambekallu
- Ambrati
- Amemane
- Ammajira
- Ammavana
- Anchemane
- Anera
- Aniyara
- Anjera
- Anjerira
- Annachira
- Annamana
- Aramburu
- Areda
- Ayyetira
- Baakilana
- Baarana
- Baarike
- Baddana
- Badikana
- Baduvandra (Hoskeri village, Maragodu, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Baikalemane
- Baile
- Baithadka
- Bakila mane / Bakilana
- Baladi
- Balanjettira (Chennayanakote Village, Virajpet Taluka, Kodagu)
- Balapada
- Balekaje / Balekaji
- Balladka
- Ballyamane
- Balyatana (Hakathur, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Bangarakodi (Peraje, Madikeri Taluka)
- Barana (Kajoor village, Madikeri)
- Barike
Bariyanda - Beechana (Kaggodlu village, Kodagu)
- Bekal
- Bellipaadi
- Belyana
- Beppurana
- Bhoothakallu
- Bidrupane (Kattemadu village, Madikeri Taluka, Kodagu)
- Biligeri, (Arvathoklu Village, Madikeri)
- Bilimale
- Biliyaara
- Bittira
- Bobbira
- Bolana
- bolliyana
- Bollumane
- Bolluru (Margodu, Kodagu)
- Bolthajjira
- Bolugallu
- Bolyana
- Bommandira
- Bommiyana
- Bommudira
- Bottumane
- Bychana
- Bylera (Mutharmudi Village, Murnad, Kodagu)
- Byloly
- Bymana
- Byneravana
- Bythadka
Chandira - Chappera (Balugodu village, Somwarpet, Kodagu)
- Charukana
- Chattimada
- Chedukar (Bhagamandala, Kodagu)
- Cheeyandi
- Cheeyapana
- Chembu
- Cheriyamane
- Chettijana
Chettimada - Chettineravana
- Chillana
- Chingri
- Chiyappana
- Chodipane
- Chokkadi
- Chondira
- Chyyandi
- Dabbadkka
- Dambekodi
- Dandina
- Dayana
- Delampaadi
- Dengodi
- Deraje
- Derana
- Deshakodi
- Devajana
- Devaragunda
- Devayira
- Doddadkka
- Doddahithlu
- Doddera
- Doddihithlu
- Dolthila
- Dolupaadi
- Gabbaladka
- Giriyappana
- Goddettira (Kedkal Villege, Suntikoppa, Somwarpet, Kodagu)
- Gooddana
- Goonadka
- Govindammana
- Gowdudhare (Kedamuloor, Virajpet, Kodagu)
- Gudajira
- Guddana
- Guddandra
- Guddemane / Guddera
- Gutthimandanda
- Haadikallu
- Handana (Peralu ,Sulya)
- Hemmana
- Hirebandady
- Hiriyadka
- Hoddeti
- Holekaremane (Kalathmad village, Gonikoppal, Virajpet)
- Honnampadi
- Honnukoti
- Hosagadde
- Hosakulu
- Hosamane
- Hosuru
- Huderi
- Hulimane
- Ittanike
- Jaineera
- Jappekodi
- Kadlaemane / Kadlera
- Kadyada
- Kaibilira / Kaibili (Cherambane, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Kajjodi
- Kalanjana
- Kalerammana
- Kaleyanda
- Kallembi
- Kallumutlu
- Kampa
- Kanadka
- Kanavujalu (Pervaje village, Sullia, Dakshina Kannada)
- Kandige
- Kanehithlu
- Karakarana (Galibeedu Village, Madikeri)
- Karja
- Karnayyana (Kanagad village, Chettalli, Virajpet)
- Karthojira
- Kaspadi (Heravandu Village, Madikeri)
- Kaspady (Madenadu Village, Kodagu)
- Kathrikolli
- Katrathana
- Kattakodi / Kattekodi
- Kattemane
- Kaveramanna
- Kayara (Pajatalla, Bellare, Sullia)
- Kechapana
- Kedambadi
- Keejana (Aigoor, Yadavare, Sompwarpet)
Kekada - Kemmarana (Nanjarayapatna, Somwarpet Taluka, Kodagu)
- Kenera
- Kenjana
- Ketoli / Ketolira Kargunda Village, Madikeri Kodagu
- Kevala
- Kirlaya Gonimarur village, Somwarpet Kodagu
- Kochana Galibeedu Village, Madikeri Kodagu
- Kodagana / Kodagu
- Kodapaala
- Kodekallu
- Kodi / Kodimane / Kodira (Bhagamanadala Village, Madikeri)
- Kokkale
- Kolambe
- Kolchar
- Kolibylu
- Kolimadu
- Kolimudiyana
- Kollira (Dasavala village, Kodagu)
- Kolumudiyana (Galibeedu Village, Madikeri)
- Kombadi
- Kombale (Thora, Virajpet)
- Kombanda (Napoklu and Katakeri, Virajpet)
- Kombarana
- Kompuli / Kompulira
- Koodakandi
- Kooingaaje
- Koorana
- Koppadka (Koppadka, Kalmakar Village, Sullia)
- Koppala
- Korana
- Kotera
- Kottakeriyana
- Kotumada
- Kudakallu / Kudekall (Aletty village, Sullia Taluka, Dakshina Kannada)
- Kudhva
- Kudukolira / Kudukuli
- Kudupaje
- Kuinthodu
- Kukkera
- Kukkety
- Kukkunooru (Karadigodu Village, Siddapur, Virajpet Taluka, Kodagu)
- Kulachetti
- Kullachana
- Kumbana
- Kumblaccheri
- Kumbugowdana
- Kunchadaka
- Kunchettira
- Kundyna
- Kunjali / Kunjaliana / Kunjilana
- Kuntikana
- Kurunji (Sullia)
- Kuttana
- Kuvendra
- Kuyyamudi
- Kymandana
- Lakkandra
- Lakkappana
- Madapaadi
- Madiyana
- Madthila
- Maduvegadde
- Majjigemane
- Mallandira
- Mallara (Harihara Pallathadka, Sullia)
- Mandodira (Karugunda village, Madikeri)
- Mandrira (Kaggodllu Village, Madikeri)
- Maneyapura
- Maniyapana (Hakathur, Madikeri)
- Manjandra
- Mardalu (Bettathur, Madikeri)
- Mathary
- Mavaji
- Mavanji Baremelu (Baremelu, Mamdekolu, Sullia)
- Mechana
- Medathana
- Melchembu (Melchembu village, Balambi, Madikeri)
- Merkaje
- Mithoor (Aikola, Murnad, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Montadka
- Moodagadde (Bittangala, Kodagu) / Moodagaddhe
- Moolemajalu
- Mootemane (Sullia, Dakshina Kannada) / Mootera
- Moovana
- Mottana (Cherangala Village, Bhagamandala, Kodagu)
- Mottemane / Mottera
- Muddiyana
- Mudyana mane
- Mukkati / Mukkatira
- Mundodi
- Mundodimutlu
- Murulya
- Mutlu
- Mylakandra
- Naarkodu
- Nadachil
- Nadagallu
- Nadavattira (B.Badaga, Cherambane, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Nadiyana
- Nadumane
- Nadumutlu
- Naliyar (Murulya, Sullia Taluka, Dakshina Kannada)
- Nangaru
- Narkodi (Sullia, Dakshina Kannada)
- Natolana
- Neduvittira
- Neriyana
- Neyani
- Nidinji
- Nidube (Korangala village, Bhagamandala, Kodagu)
- Nidyamale
- Odiyana (Mekeri Village, Madikeri Taluk, Kodagu)
- Oorubailu
- Paandi
- Paaremajulu
- Paddichetti / Padichettira
- Padikal / Padikallu
- Padonolana
- Padpu
- Paike mane / Paikera
- Paka Mukkati
- Palambe
- Palangotu
- Panathale
- Pandana
- Panjipalana
- Panthale
- Paramale
- Parameswarana (Kodagu)
- Pare mane
- Paremajulu
- Paremane
- Pareppady
- Parichana
- Parivarana (Cherangala, Bhagamandala, Kodagu)
- Parlakot / Parlakoti
- Pathikallu (Mandekolu, Sullia)
- Pattada
- Pattemane (Ulluguli Village, Gaddehala Post, Suntikoppa, Kodagu)
- Peechemane
- Pemmudi
- Perabai / Perbai
- Periyana (Maragodu, Kodagu)
- Perubayi
- Perumunda
- Pilikaje
- Pilthadka
- Podnolana (Kopatti village, Chettamani post, Madikeri, Kodagu)
- Pokkulandra / Pokulandra
- Ponnachana
- Ponneti
- Poojari mane / Poojarira
- Poondana
- Porana mane
- Porekunjilana
- Poreyana
- Poyyakandira
- Pudhenerana
- Pudiyaneravana
- Raamakaje
- Sabbandra (Makkandur Village, Madikeri Taluka, Kodagu)
- Sannamane
- Santhedka
- Setijana
- Shankarana
- Shirakaje
- Sirakaje
- Somettira
- Sonangeri
- Soodana
- Soonthaaru
- Soonthodu
- Soorthale
- Sulliakodi / Sulyakodi
- Surthale
- Thadiyappana
- Thalooru
- Thammachana
- Thekkada
- Thenana
- Thirodi
- Thootera (Makanduru village, Madikeri Taluka, Kodagu)
- Thorera
- Thotambailu
- Thothiyana
- Thotthena
- Thotyana
- Thumthaje
- Udiyana
- Ududoli (Galibeedu Village, Madikeri, Kodagu) / Ududolira
- Ugrani (Madenadu, Madikeri Taluka, Kodagu)
- Uluvaru (Aranthodu, Sullia)
- Uluwaru
- Urolana
- Urubail
- Urubailu
- Urunde
- Wuluvarana
- Yaladaalu
- Yedakeri
- Yedikeri
- Yenadka
- Yenkana
- Yermekaalu
Kodagu Heggade mane pedha (family names), according to a Kodagu Heggade blogger:
- Achappanda
- Aiyegadira
Ajjetira Bheemanda - Bolladichanda
- Bolliyapanda
Boppanda - Byrakundira
- Chakkothira
- Chaliyanda
- Chandandira
- Changachanda
Charimanda Charmanda - Chattanda
- Chottranda
Chovanda - Churira
- Kaatikuttira
Kakera - Kalyapanda
Karthanda - Katrathanda
- Kokkera
- Kongepanda
- Kongira
- Koppada
- Korakuttira
- Koranda
- Korkanda
- Kunjilanda
- Machanda
- Malchira
- Mallada
- Mandeda
- Mandeyanda
- Manguttira
- Melatanda
- Moorira
- Mottepanda
- Mottera
- Munjandira
- Paanikuttira
- Padinjaranda
- Pandikanda
- Pemmanda
- Pokkalichanda
- Pollanda
- Ponnanda
- Pottanda
- Powdanda
- Poyyangada
- Pudiyathanda
- Thambanda
- Thorera
- Thotathanda
- Thothera
- Tudimada
- Vananda
Amma Kodava Manepedha, some of them, according to the ainmanes website:
- Achiyanḍa
- Ānḍamāḍa
- Aṇṇira / Aṇṇeera
- Bāchamanḍa
- Balyanḍa
- Bānanḍa
- Cheerammana
- ChēraỊathammanḍa
- Hemmachi mane
- Karthangaḍa
- Kuppuḍira
- NāỊiyammana / NāỊiyammanḍa
- Puthāmane
- Ālira
- Duddiyanḍa
- Kannaḍiyanḍa
- Kïkkaré
- KōỊumanḍa
- Koovaléra / Kūvaléra
- Kuppandare / Kuppandira
- Mandamāḍa
- Muttal mane
- Patteyoḍa
- Pēriyanḍa
Kembatti (Kodava thakk speaking Dalits) manepedha, some of them, according to ainmanes website:
- Baḍakuttaḍa
- Baṇṇakuttaḍa
- Billirakuttaḍa
- Cheeyaṇakuttaḍa
- Doḍḍakuttaḍa
- Jagalukuttaḍa
- Kottakuttaḍa
- Thambakuttaḍa
- Uthukuttaḍa
Kapala (Kodava thakk speaking forest-dwellers) Kudi (family names), according to community members:
- Aran(g)at
- Bolaat
- Paalekoot / Paalekat
Some references:
http://kodaguheggadeyouthclub.blogspot.com/2011/10/kodagu-heggade-family-names.html
https://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/23/stories/2004052307020500.htm
https://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/23/stories/2004052307020500.htm
Sir,
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Sir, i want to know about the background of Karavattira family.Some spell it as Karotira and some as Karavattira. But as per the list Karavattira is there. Can you please clarify if data available.
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