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SARAS Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,437th

Most common surname in India

967

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname Saras probably originated in India. In India, surnames often come from jobs ancestors had, places they lived, or personal traits. Finding the exact migration and settlement patterns of this surname requires looking at historical records like census information, land documents, and family history databases. However, generally, forced migrations caused by invasions or political issues, especially in India during the medieval period, may have spread families with this surname to different areas. Voluntary migrations, because of jobs or social reasons, both in India and abroad, would have further spread and changed this surname. Looking at where families with this surname live today, along with historical documents, could tell us more about its specific migration history.

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, garg, garga, kashyap, mahadeva and sarasa. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, maa saraswati devi and venkateshwara.

Description:

Here are some variations of the Sarass surname: Sarus, Sarras. The religion associated with SARAS surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are hindi and sanskrit.

State-wise distribution of people with SARAS surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Jharkhand state distribution for SARAS surname

Jharkhand

407

Maharashtra state distribution for SARAS surname

Maharashtra

70

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for SARAS surname

Madhya Pradesh

69

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SARAS surname

Andhra Pradesh

26

Bihar state distribution for SARAS surname

Bihar

26

Delhi state distribution for SARAS surname

Delhi

25

Karnataka state distribution for SARAS surname

Karnataka

14

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SARAS surname

Uttar Pradesh

7

Telangana state distribution for SARAS surname

Telangana

4

Gujarat state distribution for SARAS surname

Gujarat

3

Category-wise distribution of people with SARAS surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname SARAS appear across 3 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.

Food Distribution Records category for SARAS surname

550 (84%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SARAS surname

57 (9%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SARAS surname

48 (7%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

SARAS families worship BHAVANI and MAA SARASWATI DEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The SARAS surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SARAS families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, GARG, GARGA, KASHYAP, MAHADEVA, SARASA.

Jharkhand has the highest concentration of the SARAS surname with 407 records (62.5%).

The SARAS surname is written in HINDI, SANSKRIT scripts.

SARAS is ranked #12437 in India with approximately 967 people bearing this surname.

The SARAS surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Jharkhand (62.5%), Maharashtra (10.8%), Madhya Pradesh (10.6%).

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