History:
The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadhich, kashyap, manadhambi and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.
Description:
The surname Manjhwar is mainly used by the Manjhi community, an ethnic group in India. The religion associated with MANJHWAR surname is hindu. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
This surname is connected to the Scheduled Tribe community of the same name, mostly found in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal. The Manjhi are traditionally known for river-related jobs like boatmanship, fishing, and ferrying people across rivers. The name "Manjhi" means "boatman" or "headman," which shows what they did in the past. Eventually, some groups began using Manjhwar as this surname to show they belonged to the larger Manjhi community, while also setting themselves apart within it.
People with the surname Manjhwar are most commonly found in India. Because of this, its very likely that many people with this surname speak Hindi or related dialects. Depending on where specific Manjhwar communities are located in India, they might also speak regional languages like Marathi, Gujarati, or Bengali. However, Hindi is widely spoken in the region and is a likely language, along with other regional languages specific to their place of origin.
The surname Manjhwar has several variations, including Manjwar, Manjhvar, Manjvar, Manjhawar, Manjhower, and Manjower.
