History:
The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, kandhasiri, maandavya and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kandai devi and venkateshwara.
Description:
The surname Kandhasami, also spelled Kandaswamy, is common in South India, especially among Tamil people. The religion associated with KANDHASAMI surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
This surname is linked to the worship of the god Murugan, who is also called Skanda, Kartikeya, or Kandhan. The suffix "Sami" in this surname suggests a connection to the divine, which is typical in Tamil surnames. Historically, people with this surname belonged to different sub-groups within the Tamil community. These groups included those who worked in farming, served in temples, or were artisans.
Kandhasami is a surname that comes from South India, mainly from Tamil-speaking communities. Because of this, Tamil is the main language connected to people with this surname. Depending on where they live in India, some Kandhasamis may also speak other Indian languages like Telugu, Malayalam, or Hindi. How often they speak these other languages depends on this surname familys history and where they live, either in India or in other countries.
The surname Kandasamy has several variations, including Kandhasami, Kandhaswamy, Kanthasami, Kanthaswamy, கந்தசாமி (in Tamil script), Khantasami, Ghandasami, Ganthasami, Contasamy, Kantasami, and Cantasami.
