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How to recognise an indian by their surname?
replied on: 6/21/2003 2:10:57 AM

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Sharma, Rao, Persaud, and Singh (omg, Singh!) are common upper-caste Hindu surnames.

That's interesting. When I hear the name Singh, I think Sikh. I just asked my dad if Singh is a Sikh last name and he said no, not necessarily. It can be a Rajasthani last name, and from other parts of India; there are many kinds of Singhs, but a lot of sadars (sp?) are Singhs. (Sadars are turban wearing Sikhs.) I also asked if Kaur is a Sikh last name and he said that it's a title that means princess, and that some Sikhs do have that last name. I will get more info. about Indian surnames from my dad at a later date.

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Ramsammy, Ramnarine, Rambarras, Ramlogan, Roopnarine, and Ramdas are middle class Hindu names. (In the West Indies, Ram____ surnames are TOO common with us!)

Are these last names or first names? I've never heard any of these names before, except Ramdas, and I've heard that as a first name, like RamGopal. Maybe I don't know these names because they come from a part of India that I haven't travelled to yet.

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