History:

The gotras associated with this surname are vaatsa, angiras, danoli, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Telkar is mainly used by the Marathi-speaking people of Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with TELKAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is bhavsar kshtriya. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Its especially common among the Kunbi community, which is a traditionally farming group. Some this surname families are also part of the Teli community, who were traditionally oil pressers and merchants. However, this surname is more widespread among the Kunbi community. In India, surnames can sometimes point to ancestral jobs or where someones family came from. So, "Telkar" could suggest a past link to the oil pressing trade ("tel" means oil in Marathi) or to a place with "Tel" in its name.

The surname Telkar, which is common in India, is mainly found in communities that speak Marathi and Kannada. These languages are spoken in Maharashtra and Karnataka, respectively. Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language with a strong literary history and many speakers. Kannada, a Dravidian language, is also important in South India and has its own unique script and culture. Therefore, people with this surname are likely to speak Marathi, Kannada, or both, showing the languages of where their family came from.

The surname Telker has several variations, including Tellker, Telkarz, Telkner, and Telkare.