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MARUTHAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,013th

Most common surname in India

391

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, harith, maruta and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba, venkateshwara and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Maruthan is mainly found in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. The religion associated with MARUTHAN surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is tamil.
It is usually linked to the Agamudayar community, which is a large sub-group of the Mudaliar caste. Agamudayars traditionally worked as landowners and farmers. The name "Maruthan" itself comes from Maruthamalai Murugan, who is a local form of the god Murugan. People worship him at the Maruthamalai temple near Coimbatore. In Tamil Nadu, surnames often show connections to regions, gods, or jobs from the past. Although this surname is mostly tied to Agamudayars, sometimes you might see it in similar communities. This could be because of social changes and marriages between different groups over time.

As a result, the languages spoken by individuals with this surname likely reflect Indias diverse linguistic landscape. Other possible languages include Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, or Hindi, depending on the family bearing this surnames specific regional background. However, determining the exact distribution and language connections would require more genealogical or regional information.

The surname Maruthan has several variations, including Maruthanar, Maruthanayagam, Maruthanathu, Maruthappan, Maruthanmuthu, and Maruthanpillai. Other variations of this surname include Marudan, Marudanayagam, Marudanathu, Marudappan, Marudanmuthu, and Marudanpillai.

State-wise distribution of people with MARUTHAN surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for MARUTHAN surname

Tamil Nadu

218

Rajasthan state distribution for MARUTHAN surname

Rajasthan

134

Karnataka state distribution for MARUTHAN surname

Karnataka

3

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for MARUTHAN surname

Andhra Pradesh

1

Kerala state distribution for MARUTHAN surname

Kerala

1

Category-wise distribution of people with MARUTHAN surname

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People with the surname MARUTHAN 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 MARUTHAN surname

356 (99%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for MARUTHAN surname

3 (1%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

MARUTHAN families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The MARUTHAN surname is found across multiple communities including Eravallan communities.

The MARUTHAN surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MARUTHAN families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, HARITH, MARUTA, RAGHU.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the MARUTHAN surname with 218 records (61.1%).

The MARUTHAN surname is written in TAMIL script.

MARUTHAN is ranked #13013 in India with approximately 391 people bearing this surname.

The MARUTHAN surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (61.1%), Rajasthan (37.5%), Karnataka (0.8%).

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