History:
The gotras associated with this surname are aatr bhargav, dadhich, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.
Description:
The surname Deharkar is mainly found among the Deshastha Brahmin community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with DEHARKAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is swakula sali. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Deshastha Brahmins are a significant sub-group of Brahmins in the Deccan Plateau. Surnames like this surname often point to the familys original village; "Dehar" probably refers to a particular place. Many Deshastha Brahmin surnames end with "-kar," which means "from" or "belonging to" that place. So, families with this surname probably came from a village or area called Dehar.
The surname Deharkar has a few variations, including Dehrakar and Deherkar.
