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BELLARY Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,469th

Most common surname in India

935

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

BELLARY: This surname probably comes from Bellary, a city in Karnataka, India. Its interesting how a place name can become a familys identifier! Given Bellarys history, which includes dynasties like the Mauryas, Chalukyas, and the Vijayanagara Empire, this surname may have originated with people who were important in that area.

However, historical events such as wars, job opportunities, or administrative changes under different rulers could have caused families with this surname to move to other parts of Karnataka or elsewhere. For instance, the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire could have led to displacement. People might also have moved voluntarily in search of better opportunities, which could have helped spread and change this surname over time.

The gotras associated with this surname are bharadwaj, garg, garga, kashyapa, madanulla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

Here are few notable Indian personalities with the surname and their professions: However, I can name two well-known personalities with this surname: Bellary Raghava, a prominent stage actor, and Bellary M. The religion associated with BELLARY surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is kannada.
Venkatesh, a film director.

Here are some variations of the surname Bellari: Ballari and Bellarye.

State-wise distribution of people with BELLARY surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for BELLARY surname

Andhra Pradesh

382

Tamil Nadu state distribution for BELLARY surname

Tamil Nadu

89

Karnataka state distribution for BELLARY surname

Karnataka

18

Jharkhand state distribution for BELLARY surname

Jharkhand

12

Maharashtra state distribution for BELLARY surname

Maharashtra

4

Delhi state distribution for BELLARY surname

Delhi

1

Kerala state distribution for BELLARY surname

Kerala

1

Category-wise distribution of people with BELLARY surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname BELLARY appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Voters List category for BELLARY surname

248 (49%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for BELLARY surname

228 (45%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for BELLARY surname

31 (6%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

BELLARY families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

BELLARY is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with BELLARY,KARNATAKA.

The BELLARY surname is found across multiple communities including Lingayat communities.

The BELLARY surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BELLARY families belong to multiple gotras including BHARADWAJ, GARG, GARGA, KASHYAPA, MADANULLA, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the BELLARY surname with 382 records (75.3%).

The BELLARY surname is written in KANNADA script.

BELLARY is ranked #12469 in India with approximately 935 people bearing this surname.

The BELLARY surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (75.3%), Tamil Nadu (17.6%), Karnataka (3.6%).

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