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JEGANATHAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,495th

Most common surname in India

909

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dasaratha, kasyapa, mahadeva and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are jagadamba, lord jagannath and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Jeganathan, which is a variation of Jagannathan, is mainly used by the Tamil Brahmin community in South India. The religion associated with JEGANATHAN surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
More specifically, its common among the Iyer sub-caste. This community has historically held significant influence in areas like religion, education, and the arts. The name comes from "Jagannath," a form of Lord Vishnu who is widely worshipped at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. The suffix "-an" is a typical Tamil honorific. Therefore, families adopted this surname or Jagannathan to show their devotion to Lord Jagannath or as a hereditary title passed down through generations within the Tamil Brahmin Iyer community.

The surname Jeganathan is of Indian origin, so people with this surname likely speak Tamil. They might also speak other South Indian languages like Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. Because India has many languages and people with this surname have moved around the world, Hindi and English could also be spoken, especially in cities or among families who have left India. The exact languages spoken depend on where the family originally came from and their history.

The surname Jeganathan has several variations, including Jegannathan, Jeganadhan, Jegannadhan, Jeyganathan, Jeygannathan, Jeyganadhan, and Jeygannadhan. Other versions of this surname are Jeganathen, Jegannathen, Jeyganathen, Jeygannathen, Jegannath, Jeganath, Jeygannath, Jeyganath, Jaggannathan, Jagannathan, Jagannathen, Jagannath, Jakannathan, Jakannathen, Jakanath, and Jakannath.

State-wise distribution of people with JEGANATHAN surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for JEGANATHAN surname

Tamil Nadu

352

Rajasthan state distribution for JEGANATHAN surname

Rajasthan

277

Delhi state distribution for JEGANATHAN surname

Delhi

3

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for JEGANATHAN surname

Andhra Pradesh

1

Maharashtra state distribution for JEGANATHAN surname

Maharashtra

1

Category-wise distribution of people with JEGANATHAN surname

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People with the surname JEGANATHAN appear across 2 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for JEGANATHAN surname

671 (98%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for JEGANATHAN surname

14 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

JEGANATHAN families worship JAGADAMBA and LORD JAGANNATH and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The JEGANATHAN surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

JEGANATHAN families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DASARATHA, KASYAPA, MAHADEVA, RAGHUKULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the JEGANATHAN surname with 352 records (55.5%).

The JEGANATHAN surname is written in TAMIL script.

JEGANATHAN is ranked #12495 in India with approximately 909 people bearing this surname.

The JEGANATHAN surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (55.5%), Rajasthan (43.7%), Delhi (0.5%).

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