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What caste is the surname Verma?

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What caste is the surname Verma?

Indian (north-central India): Hindu name, from Sanskrit varman ‘armor’, ‘protection’. Although it was once associated exclusively with the Kshatriya class, it has now been adopted by many non-Kshatriya communities.

Is Verma a common last name?

The Varma family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Varma families were found in the USA in 1880. This was 100% of all the recorded Varma’s in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Varma families in 1911.

What nationality is last name Verma?

Last name: Verma Recorded as Vermier, Vermiere, Vermeer, Vermer and possibly Verma, this is usually a Flemish or Dutch surname. If so it is topographical and describes either a person who lived by a “maas” or river, or one who lived by a “mere”, a pool or pond.

Is Varma A Nair?

Varma is a title only used by former royals. Many Nair royals also kept the title. Palakkad Rajas for example are by caste Menon-Nairs, but their royal name was Shekhari Varma.

Is Varma a surname?

Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia. …

Is Khatri a lower caste?

Dasharatha Sharma described Khatris of Rajasthan as a mixed pratiloma caste of low ritual status but they could be a mixed caste born of Kshatriya fathers and Brahmin mothers.

What surnames are scheduled caste?

According to information available, there are 1108 castes under the Scheduled Castes (SC).

  • Ajola, Ahlawat, Azad.
  • Beradiya, Bag, Bhyan, Bhoi, Bharti, Bhatoa, Bhatti, Bangar,
  • Basra, Bhutta, Badhan, Bhardwaj, Bassan,
  • Chavda, Chauhan, Choudhary, Chhatria, Chumber, Choor.
  • Das, Dalabehera, Dehury, Das, Duggal, Dhirana, Dugh.

What is the caste of the name Verma?

There are two types of Vermas. One of them comes under OBC category and other one General categpry. General usually spell it Varma. This surname used by many castes like khati , rajput , ahirwar and many caste . We can not related this surname to a caste . But according to vedas verma surname should be used by the kshatriyas.

Where does the last name Varma come from?

Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia. Varma is also a Finnish given name.

Does the name Verma come in the SC/ST category?

No, it doesn’t come in SC/ST category ever. But due to democracy some mean people started using it as their surname to hide their identity. The “Verma” means Shield, Rakshak, Lion or Singh assigned only for Kshatriya in Veda.

Is the name Verma a mixed surname?

Verma has become a mixed surname so does Singh. Same goes with Sharma. Usually people from Kayasth community would put verma to their names but a friend of mine who is from SC category (I don’t know his exact caste, never tried to know that either) uses verma title to his name. So it can’t be said.