History:
The gotras associated with this surname are kachchhap, kachap, kachyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are kacchap, kashyapa and venkateshwara.
Description:
The surname Kacchap, also spelled Kachhap, is mainly found among the Rajput community in India. The religion associated with KACCHAP surname is hinduism. The community associated with this surname is kachhap. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is gujarati.
It is a clan name (gotra) used by the Rajputs. This surname is connected to the Kachwaha Rajput clan, which used to rule the princely state of Jaipur. The name Kacchap is thought to come from "Kachchhapa," the Sanskrit word for tortoise. The tortoise is an animal that this surname reveres and uses as a symbol. People with this surname likely have ancestors from this Rajput family and its lands, mostly in Rajasthan.
The surname Kacchap, also spelled Kachhap, comes from India. However, many people with Indian surnames speak Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Depending on where the family comes from, they might also speak other local languages and dialects. Also, many people, especially in cities and those with more education, speak English. So, the languages spoken really depend on the familys background.
The surname Kachhap has several variations, including Kachchhap, Kacchap, Kacchhap, Katchhap, Katchap, Kachhawa, Kachawa, Kachhvah, and Kachawah. It is also represented in different scripts: कच्छप (Devanagari), কচ্ছপ (Bengali), ਕੱਛਪ (Gurmukhi), and કচ্ছપ (Gujarati).
