Varu (surname)
Varu is a surname of Indian origin, found among the people from Kutch and Saurashtra regions in the state of Gujarat in India and diaspora of people of India.[1] Outside India, Varu surname occurs in people of United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands & Canada.[1]
In Bijapur district of erstwhile Bombay Presidency (today's Karnataka) the Varu surname was found among Parits, a community of washer-men, as noted by Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency in year 1884.[2]
Presently in India surname is largely found in communities of Gujarat like Mistris of Kutch,[3][4] Gurjar Kshatriya Kadias,[4] Kadia Kumbhar.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Varu Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government central Press. 1884. p. 275. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "CASTES & SUBCASTE LIST IN GUJARAT" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1140, 2287. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 21 November 2022.