Origin and History of VELLORE

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dattatreya, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

Its most common among people in the Vellala Mudaliar community, a well-known agricultural caste. The religion associated with VELLORE surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
The names origin probably comes from the city of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, which suggests that ancestors of people with this surname lived there. People bearing this surname can also be found in smaller numbers among other related sub-castes or communities within Tamil Nadu, due to migration and social mobility over generations. However, this surname is still most strongly linked to the Vellala Mudaliar community.

The surname Vellore, which is common in India, is used by speakers of several languages. Tamil speakers are the most frequent users of this surname. Telugu is another language spoken by families bearing the Vellore name, which reflects how the surname is spread across southern India. Kannada speakers may also use this surname, though less often than Tamil or Telugu speakers.

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The surname Vellur has the following variations: Vellur, Velloor, and Velloor.