History:
The gotras associated with this surname are vasishtha, angiras, dadhich, dadich, daksha, dhaksha, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.
Description:
The surname Khandkar, which can also be spelled Khandkar or Khandker, is mainly found among Muslim communities in the Indian subcontinent, especially in Bangladesh and parts of India. The religion associated with KHANDKAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is brahmin karhade. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Its common among Bengali Muslims. This surname probably started as a job-related name, referring to someone who measured land or kept records, since "Khand" can mean land divisions. In the past, people with this surname might have been village officials or landowners. Although mostly Muslim, there might be variations in other communities because of local language changes or historical movements, but its main link is still with Bengali Muslim heritage.
However, based on where people with this surname live and their cultural background, the languages they speak are probably from the Indo-Aryan family. Depending on the familys regional background, these languages might include Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali.
The surname Khandaker has several variations, including Khandkar, Khondaker, Khondkar, Khandker, and Khondker.
