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List of all shivalli family names

The family houses of Shivalli Brahmins had a direct bearing on these 32 villages. Family names of Shivalli Brahmins itself is a fantastic story. The Shivalli Brahmins community which lived in a compact geographical area measuring 100 k.m. width and 120 k.m. length, had more than 500 family names to it’s credit – is nothing but amazing. Perhaps, a small community like this may not have such a diversified order of family houses in the whole world. Most of the family names have direct relationship with their respective names of their geographical location.

Here we have listed 520 Shivalli family names. Please let us know if we have missed any family name.

  1. Antillaya
  2. Acharya
  3. Adapunnaya
  4. Adaraya
  5. Adiga
  6. Adkathaya
  7. Adundathaya
  8. Agalithaya
  9. Aggithaya
  10. Agnithaya
  11. Ahikari
  12. Aitala
  13. Akkepokkinaya
  14. Alampulithaya
  15. Alantaya
  16. Alapayi
  17. Alavuthaya
  18. Alevooraya
  19. Allithaya
  20. Aluporithaya
  21. Alya
  22. Amatodithaya
  23. Ambalannaya
  24. Ambalithaya
  25. Ambarathaya
  26. Ambitaya
  27. Ambulannaya
  28. Ametaya
  29. Ammannithaya
  30. Amminnaya
  31. Analathaya
  32. Analithaya
  33. Anantodithaya
  34. Anantodithaya
  35. Anethaya
  36. Angintaya
  37. Aninjathaya
  38. Anjanodithaya
  39. Annakunjathaya
  40. Annakunjathaya
  41. Annaya
  42. Annithaya
  43. Anolithaya
  44. Anontodithaya
  45. Apadithaya
  46. Appuntaya
  47. Aradithaya
  48. Aralithaya
  49. Arbithaya
  50. Arimanithaya
  51. Arimethaya
  52. Arinaya
  53. Aripadithaya
  54. Aripadithaya
  55. Aritodithaya
  56. Ariyappinnaya
  57. Arkemtaya
  58. Armbuda thaya
  59. Artinnaya
  60. Aryapinnaya
  61. Asranna
  62. Asurannaya
  63. Asurapennaya
  64. Atradithaya
  65. Ayapinnaya
  66. Ayya
  67. Badikkillaya
  68. Badikolathaya
  69. Badkothaya
  70. Bagiltaya
  71. Baginnaya
  72. Bagitttillaya
  73. Baipadithaya
  74. Bajappilathaya
  75. Bajathaya
  76. Bakkuthaya
  77. Bakudethaya
  78. Balkooru
  79. Ballakuraaya
  80. Ballakurraya
  81. Ballal
  82. Ballullaya
  83. Balluluthaya
  84. Baltillaya
  85. Bambatnaya
  86. Banginnaya
  87. Bangapnaya
  88. Banillaya
  89. Bannintaya
  90. Barithaya
  91. Barkanadithaya
  92. Barkannarithaya
  93. Barkannaya
  94. Barlaya
  95. Barnaya
  96. Barpathaya
  97. Baruikadithaya
  98. Barvannaya
  99. Barvattooraya
  100. Bashrithaya
  101. Basuri
  102. Bayarithaya
  103. Beedu
  104. Belennaya
  105. Belitraya
  106. Belmannaya
  107. Belnaraya
  108. Bhagavata
  109. Bhasmarithaya
  110. Bhatha
  111. Bijetnaya
  112. Binnenjethaya
  113. Bittigattooraya
  114. Bolaminnaya
  115. Bolinnaya
  116. Bonantillaya
  117. Borithaya
  118. Bovinnaya
  119. Brahmathaya
  120. Chadagathaya
  121. Chekkeraya
  122. Chekkethaya
  123. Cheppillathaya
  124. Chikkaraya
  125. Chilannaya
  126. Damdillaya
  127. Dappantaya
  128. Delampadithaya
  129. Devanthaya
  130. Devapoojethaya
  131. Dhanya
  132. Dudipulithaya
  133. Durgethaya
  134. Edakillaya
  135. Edambadithaya
  136. Edebetnaya
  137. Edeillaya
  138. Elchithaya
  139. Eliyathaya
  140. Embrandri
  141. Erepadithaya
  142. Gangethaya
  143. Ganjithaya
  144. Golithaya
  145. Goodethaya
  146. Guddethaya
  147. Hatvar
  148. Halambi
  149. Hebbar
  150. Ibbadithaya
  151. Ichchiltaya
  152. Ichlampadithaya
  153. Ideopadithaya
  154. Ilasantooraya
  155. Illadikathaya
  156. Indravallithaya
  157. Innantaya
  158. Innenjethaya
  159. Irevetaya
  160. Iritaya
  161. Irniraya
  162. Irtekattithaya
  163. Iruvantooraya
  164. Jenni
  165. Jogithaya
  166. Kabanooru
  167. Kabekodinnaya
  168. Kachantaya
  169. Kacholadithaya
  170. Kadambadithaya
  171. Kadamtaya
  172. Kadambalithaya
  173. Kadekaaraya
  174. Kadekallaya
  175. Kadekraya
  176. Kademannaya
  177. Kajannaya
  178. Kajekantaya
  179. Kakkillaya
  180. Kakkothaya
  181. Kakrannaya
  182. Kalembithaya
  183. Kalkooraya
  184. Kalkudathaya
  185. Kallooraya]
  186. Kalyanithaya
  187. Kamadakamoche
  188. Kambalikodithaya
  189. Kambalithaya
  190. Kambarannaya
  191. Kamboorannaya
  192. Kanathaya
  193. Kandipadithaya
  194. Kandodidinaya
  195. Kanginnaya
  196. Kanginnaya
  197. Kannaradithaya
  198. Kannaraya
  199. Kannarpadithaya
  200. Kantarantaya
  201. Karantha
  202. Karevooruthaya
  203. Karkadathaya
  204. Karmunnaya
  205. Kartaya
  206. Kattethaya
  207. Kavardithaya
  208. Kavubhatha
  209. Kayartodithaya
  210. Kayerthaya
  211. Kedambadithaya
  212. Kedillaya
  213. Kekunnaya
  214. Kemumdethaya
  215. Kermunnaya
  216. Khadgathaya
  217. Kidekedillaya
  218. Kidekidennaya
  219. Kidevooraya
  220. Kidevooruthaya
  221. Kielatooraya
  222. Kilsaadithaya
  223. Kinni
  224. Kodalaya
  225. Kodambalithaya
  226. Kodancha
  227. Kodanchathaya
  228. Kodapalithaya
  229. Koddotiraya
  230. Kodekallaya
  231. Kodetillaya
  232. Kodethaya
  233. Kodevooruthaya
  234. Kodikopdithaya
  235. Kodinnaya
  236. Kodishillaya
  237. Koduvetnaya
  238. Koikudithaya
  239. Kokkadanaya
  240. Kol;kethaya
  241. Kolambethaya
  242. Kolathaya
  243. Konethaya
  244. Koodemooruthaya
  245. Koorkapadithaya
  246. Koratinnaya
  247. Korinnaya
  248. Kornaya
  249. Kornginnaya
  250. Kotikunjathaya
  251. Kotladinaya
  252. Kothambarithaya
  253. Kothaya
  254. Koudambadithaya
  255. Koyakudalaya
  256. Kubanooraya
  257. Kudalathaya
  258. Kudamathaya
  259. Kuddannaya
  260. Kudipustooraya
  261. Kudrentaya
  262. Kudrethaya
  263. Kudumannaya
  264. Kuduraya
  265. Kuduvannaya
  266. Kujimannaya
  267. Kukkillaya
  268. Kukkinnaya
  269. Kukkodithaya
  270. Kumdangolithaya
  271. Kumdannaya
  272. Kumdantaya
  273. Kumdaya
  274. Kumdlaya
  275. Kumtarantaya
  276. Kunikullaya
  277. Kunikudalaya
  278. Kunilaya
  279. Kunjannaya
  280. Kunjathaya
  281. Kunjattooraya
  282. Kunjimannaya
  283. Kunjimargathaya
  284. Kunkodithaya
  285. Kundanthaya
  286. Kuttupulithaya
  287. Kutyaraya
  288. Libilithaya
  289. Machchinnaya
  290. Madantaya
  291. Madantillaya
  292. Madapulithaya
  293. Madavooruthaya
  294. Madhyastha
  295. Madinnaya
  296. Madkullaya
  297. Madpulithaya
  298. Madumannaya
  299. Maduvallithaya
  300. Maduvinnaya
  301. Mailathaya
  302. Maipadithaya
  303. Majalaya
  304. Majithaya
  305. Makkinnaya
  306. Makkithaya
  307. Malepadithaya
  308. Mallanjithaya
  309. Mallathaya
  310. Mamantraya
  311. Manbinnithaya
  312. Mandannaya
  313. Mandecha
  314. Mangalathaya
  315. Manigallataya
  316. Manikallaya
  317. Manilathaya
  318. Maniyantaya
  319. Manjagodithaya
  320. Manjarodithaya
  321. Manjathaya
  322. Manjinadithaya
  323. Manjooraya
  324. Manolithaya
  325. Maradithaya
  326. Mattinnaya
  327. Mayoorathaya
  328. Mithadkathaya
  329. Mithanadkathaya
  330. Mithanaduduthaya
  331. Mithantaya
  332. Mittillaya
  333. Mogeraya
  334. Moodambadiothaya
  335. Moodapallithaya
  336. Moodillaya
  337. Moodithaya
  338. Mooduvannaya
  339. Moolepadithaya
  340. Moosipadithaya
  341. Moovattooraya
  342. Muchchantaya
  343. Mudikudalaya
  344. Mudipadithaya
  345. Mudambadithaya
  346. Mukkathaya
  347. Mundadithaya
  348. Munnooraya
  349. Muradithaya
  350. Naduvantodithaya
  351. Nadvantillaya
  352. Nakkathaya
  353. Nakshatrithaya
  354. Nakshatrithaya
  355. Nalapathaya
  356. Nallooraya
  357. Nanilthaya
  358. Narakatathaya
  359. Naralathaya
  360. Narithaya
  361. Nayampalithaya
  362. Nekkantaraya
  363. Nellithaya
  364. Netrathaya
  365. Nidmbooraya
  366. Nidvannaya
  367. Ninjooraya
  368. Noojinnaya
  369. Noojithaya
  370. Noorithaya
  371. Okkunnaya
  372. Oojiraya
  373. Oorangalathaya
  374. Oppantaya
  375. Oranballithaya
  376. Padakannaya
  377. Padamgathaya
  378. Padantaya
  379. Padathaya
  380. Paddannaya
  381. Paddillaya
  382. Padethaya
  383. Padithaya
  384. Padithaya
  385. Padooraya
  386. Padukannaya
  387. Padvantaya
  388. Padvetnaya
  389. Padyaya
  390. Pakam
  391. Palangaya
  392. Palethaya
  393. Pananjethaya
  394. Pandarathaya
  395. Pangannaya
  396. Panjikannaya
  397. Panoruthaya
  398. Paramanjithaya
  399. Parlathaya
  400. Parooruthaya
  401. Patooraya
  402. Patooruthaya
  403. Patteri
  404. Pejathaya
  405. Pelattya
  406. Peradithaya
  407. Permuthaya
  408. Perannaya
  409. Perlaya
  410. Permudanaya
  411. Permunnya
  412. Pilikarethaya
  413. Podennaya
  414. Pogethaya
  415. Polangaya
  416. Polinnaya
  417. Ponnethaya
  418. Poojithaya
  419. Poti
  420. Poyyethaya
  421. Puchchethaya
  422. Pudinnaya
  423. Pulimpudithaya
  424. Pulintaya
  425. Punichithaya
  426. Punethaya
  427. Punikallaya
  428. Puranika
  429. Purathaya
  430. Putrannaya
  431. Puttilathaya
  432. Puttillaya
  433. Putturaya
  434. Puttyethaya
  435. Raya
  436. Sadangaya
  437. Saddannaya
  438. Sagrithaya
  439. Samaga
  440. Samblaja
  441. Sampigethaya
  442. Sannadkathaya
  443. Saralathaya
  444. Saralaya
  445. Sedikulaya
  446. Shabaraya
  447. Shabarooraya
  448. Shadngataya
  449. Shambarathaya
  450. Sharanamtaya
  451. Sharma
  452. Shastri
  453. Shibafrooraya
  454. Shioppillaya
  455. Shirantooraya
  456. Shiriyadithaya
  457. Shivamuidinnaya
  458. Shivathaya
  459. Sidikulaya
  460. Simantooraya
  461. Simbaruthaya
  462. Sirathaya
  463. Sirkulithaya
  464. Sittillaya
  465. Somadhyaya
  466. Somayaji
  467. Subojethaya
  468. Sulyannaya
  469. Sunnathaya
  470. Sunnethaya
  471. Suvithaya
  472. Suvithaya
  473. Tadethaya
  474. Talapadithaya
  475. Talethaya
  476. Talithaya
  477. Tamratodithaya
  478. Tantrithaya
  479. Tekatillathaya
  480. Tekkethaya
  481. Tenjithaya
  482. Tenkillaya
  483. Terakunjithaya
  484. Todinnaya
  485. Todtillaya
  486. Tolpadithaya
  487. Tonillaya
  488. Tontinnaya
  489. Totantillaya
  490. Tumbikalaya
  491. Uapadithaya
  492. Ubballithaya
  493. Ubevythaya
  494. Uchchiltaya
  495. Udupa
  496. Uduvannaya
  497. Ugravallithaya
  498. Ukkuraya
  499. Uliraya
  500. Ulithaya
  501. Uliyathaya
  502. Ullooraya
  503. Ummannataya
  504. Ummannithaya
  505. Ungrupuilithaya
  506. Upadhyaya
  507. Uparannaya
  508. Urala
  509. Uralaoorivulla
  510. Urathaya
  511. Urivullabaipadithaya
  512. Urlangodithaya
  513. Vagannaya
  514. Vakilaya
  515. Vakkinnaya
  516. Varkadithaya
  517. Vavunnam
  518. Vayalaya
  519. Vellaya
  520. Vokudennaya
  521. Yadapadithaya
  522. Yatradithaya
  523. Yelachithaya
  524. Yerkadithaya

Here we are requesting everyone to provide the details of their Kulanama. Please send to info@shivallibrahmins.com. We will publish the same.

112 Responses to List of all shivalli family names

  1. Naresh Beedu

    Hello, I am really glad to see such a beautiful website about taulava samaaja.

    I also wanted to mention that my family name isn’t mentioned above. Please add in “Beedu”. And secondly, the website is very beautifully designed, but in the tool bar above, English is wrongly typed as Englesh. A change is required out there.

    Thanks.

  2. K Rajaneesh Saralaya

    Dear All,
    This website is really very useful. Above family name collection is magnificent. I would like to add on to this information. Please let me know the mode of ECS donation is possible in Indian Rupees. Thank You,
    Raja.

  3. Narayan

    I want to know the place and other details of the family with the name POTI which appears above. Can you please let me know.

    Thanks in advance and regards,

  4. Anil Kumar Bhat

    hi we can have a section where we can ask users to register across depending on their family names. For example i am Sittillaya and we can have a subgroup of this so as we can trace our relatives

    Thanks in advance

  5. K.U.SADANANDA RAO/KUNIKULLAYA

    I had a glance of the shivalli family names published in your website. Thanks. Very useful and also came up well. I noticed, our family name, shivalli Brahmins, Tulu speaking – KUNIKULLAYA – predominantly from Kasaragod Taluk, formerly a part of Dakshina Kannada Dist. ( now in Kerala state) did not find a place in your list. May I request you to please include it in the list at your earliest.

    Further, family names of the following to be correctly spelt as :
    KADAMBALITHAYA
    PUNICHITHAYA
    Family name of YERKADITHAYA did not find a place in your list, which my be noted.

    This is my humble suggestion.

  6. Vedavyasa Acharya

    I am not sure of this surname but i heard “Okade” …please clarify it …

  7. Sachin

    In List of all shivalli family names category “Yelachithaya” is missing. you can add this.

  8. govinda raj joisa

    thanks.. I had a glance of the shivalli family names published in your website. In list “Joisa”(surname) is missing. whether joisa is only surname or it also comes under family name

  9. admin

    Thank you for your information’s. I have added Kunikullaya, Yelachithaya.

    @Anil Kumar Bhat
    Thank you for your interest. Please go through the link
    http://shivallibrahmins.com/english/about-us/an-appeal-to-readers/
    We have published our SBI account number. Please let us know if you need more info.

  10. R SRIKRISHNA RAO

    I COUDNT FIND MY FAMILY NAME HERE COULD YOU PLEASE ADD IT IT IS CALLED KEMMAR THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

  11. Venkatesh Rao

    I love the work done in this website… But it would be even better if it is possible to create a family tree for each family name…

    Like great great great grandfather–>great great grandfather–>….–>father–>you…

    It can be designed where the viewers can update their family details in the page…

    But for that it would be better to create an user account first…

  12. Anand G

    Dear All,
    Its a great website for knowing our culture and roots. My family name happen to be sittillaya and am interested in tracing the roots of our people with this faily name. How can I contact others with this family name.?
    Keep up the good work
    Anand

  13. Vishu

    Hi Guys
    fantastic work done by u…
    i cant belive that shivalli community has 520 sub group
    i heard a surname called Pajatthaya ….. which doesnt find place here
    may be u can add the same.

    Thanks
    Vishu

  14. Vineetha

    Isn’t Rao a recognized family name?

  15. Ganesha Mogeraya

    I don’t think names like Rao, Bhat, Acharya, Tantri/ Thantr, iAsranna are the recognised family names.
    As an example Persons who does Pooja at Temples are re-surnamed as Asranna.

    Hope I am right.

    With Thanks & Regards

    Ganesha Mogeraya

  16. SUBRAMANYAM

    hi thank u very much.see my full name is Y.H.SUBRAMANYAM RAo(YELLUR HALEPATALI SUBRAMANYAM RAO)IN THIS WHICH IS SUR NAME & WHICH IS FAMIY NAME.PLS CLARRIFY IT THANK U

  17. vadiraj vakillaya

    add laxmishobhane hadu in your great site -thankyou

  18. V. N. Rao

    A very good site indeed giving details of Shivalli brahmin community. It was really amazing to such a large number of family names in the community. I would like to know from knowledgeable members whether Nekkar is the short from of family name Nekkantaraya.

  19. V. N. Rao

    In my opinion, Ayya is not a family name(open to corrections). The word is used as a mark of respect when addressing “Dhanigalu”(landowners). Thus Ayya got affixed to the names of persons at the end eg. Krishnayya, Raghunathayya, Narasayya etc. Later on, the family name was introduced like Nekkar – short form of Nekkantaraya with its origin in a hamlet called Perampalli, near Manipal in Udupi District. The full name of a person began with Perampalli and ended with Rao. For instance, Perampalli Nekkar so and so Rao. From the above it can be concluded that Rao is also not a family name. In all probability, Rao originated from Raya. Thus Ramaraya became Rama Rao and Venkatraya became Venkat Rao. The origin of Raya can be traced back to Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya.

  20. karthik mariyanna

    congrats for starting this website.even my surname is not in the list its MARIYANNA

  21. K.N.ADIGA-ADOOR

    Dear Mr. Ranjith

    Thanks for doing good work. Hope many people joinind. I have obseved people asking for the family tree details. But it will be difficult unless concerned people taking interest and submitting. Like Mr. Sripathi B.S doing the Kedilaya family tree. I Also heard Some Baipaditaya also tried for that. Please also clarify the some family names similar in Koota and Shivalli. Like Adiga, Aithala etc. But have clarified Adiga (shivalli)
    because of the Devara Adidavarege Pooja maduvavaru (Clarified by Vidvan Punichitaya). We are Kekunnaya.

    Thanks and regards

    Adiga K N

  22. Thejaswi V K

    can you add ‘kundanthaya’ as a surname. we have our village situated at kunjoor on the way to admar. i couldn’t find the above surname.

  23. Laxmikantha

    There is a request for adding Yelachithaya. But I feel this is same as Elchithaya which is already in the list. (pronouncing is same in both the cases). If anybody knows better please clarify this.

  24. Ravikiran Saralaya

    Can somebody let me know as to who is the ‘KULADEVATHA’, I heard is specific for Saralayas. I was asked for during a pooja and I didnt know.

  25. shrinidhi

    Hi,

    Its a great effort.My sir name is Bairy.I think it is also comes under SHIVALLI FAMILY.Could you add this in the list.

    Regards,
    shrinidhi

  26. Krishnamurthy Bhat

    Dear Mr. Ravikiran,
    Sri Vishnumoorthy of “Kodangala” ahead of Alevoor is “Kuladevatha” for Saralayas. It is not Moodu Alevooru Vishnumoorthy, but Kodangala, also known as “Puli Devasthana” probably has its origin in Sage “Pulinda.” This temple is the “Kuladevatha” of three Kulas i.e. Kadamballitthaya, Manjitthaya and Saralaya. Unfortunately I am not sure whether ALL Saralayas worship this as their Kuladevatha, but I have seen many Saralayas believing this to be their family deity. The Paddana of our panjurli daiva also has some references of this fact.
    By the by, I am Kadamballitthaya.

  27. Sanjay

    Dear Sir,

    Please inform us about the family tree of Aralithaya. As per my knowledge, it is a very small family situated at Kasaragod District. I want to know the origin of the surname also

  28. Prof.Balakrishna Kalluraya

    It is avery good work.Our Kuladevathe Neelavara Mahishamardini

  29. V.K.Ganesan

    Namaskara,

    I am Ganesan and my gotharam is Vishwamithra gothram. My fathers’ name is Krishnan and has one elder brother and one younger sister. My grand fathers’ name is Vishnu and he was working as Revenue Inspector in Udupi, Murudeshwar and Sirsi. My grand mothers’ name is Kalyani. Both of them are no more. My grand father died around 1936-37.

    I want to know about the relatives on my grand fathers’ side (may be in Karnataka (or) in Kerala) in order to find out my “KULA THEVARU”. Since, I don’t Know the Kulathevaru, I am worshipping Vishnu/ Tirupati Venkatachalapathy Perumal as my Kulathevaru.

    Please let me know about my Kulathevaru and the place where it is situated.
    I hope you will help me in this matter.

    Expecting a positive response

    V.K.GANESAN

  30. Murali Madhavachar.B

    Hi,
    Its really good website, with lots of information which we do not know, and I especially got to know about the Surnames.
    Can you please add more information on pooja veedhana & hacharane and about few festivals celebrated by Shivalli brahmins.

    Thanks ,
    Murali M Achar.

  31. Krishnamurthy Bhat

    Dear Mr. Ganesan,
    It is near impossible to know about your “Kuladevaru” from the details you have given. One option would be know your grand father’s surname (not the acquired surnames like Rao, Bhat etc, but one from the list above) and ask the people about “Kuldevata” of that family or show your gf’s horoscope to a learned jyothishi and learn the “Kuladevata”. If you keep searching like this, you may be fooled by some people also.

  32. Ravi Raj Rao

    This is a very good effort made by you, to gather all informations about Shivalli Brahmins .
    Shivalli Brahmins originally rooted in different places of South Kanara. The speciality of Shivalli Brahmins is thier mother tongue – TULU. Shivalli brahmins are , if you go back to your family history , can find out that they are either Purothiths, Archaka’s of Temples, and Teachers ( Acharyas) in Gurukulas.
    Each Shivalli family has got their own Kuladevaru. Some have even their own Kula Devasthana. I belong to PARLATHAYA FAMILY and our root is near RamaKunja, Puttur Raluk. We have our Kuladevasthana , near Ramakunja Grama, a place called Kondappade. and our Kuladevaru – Sri Anantha Padmanabha. the temple is well known as KONDAPPADE ANANTHA PADMANABHA TEMPLE.
    Lot of research has been done in our PARLATHAYA FAMILY TREE AND ITS HISTORY by one of our family memebr SRI K. BALAKRISHNA ACHAR, a retired teacher who has won National Award for Best Teacher. We , Parlathayas , gathered together about 14 years back and formed an association whcih is now called as ‘PARLATHAYA PRATHISHTANA’ .

  33. Ravi Raj Rao

    And we meet every year on May 1 st . this year our Sneha Samavesha will be held at Bhagamandala, Madikeri dist. on 2nd may 2009. ( due to election it will be held on 2 nd , instead of 1 st. May) Shri Anantha Bhat and sons, the Kshethra Purohith of Bhagamandala is hosting this Samavesha.
    The Parlathaya Prathishtana was formed with 2 objectives. One, to renovate our Kula Devasthana. This has been done on two phases, during the year 2002 and 2006. Further development is ongoing. Second, to gather all the Parlathayas scattered all over India and abroad. So far we have been able to collect details of more than 500 members ( including direct and connected members. ) We have published a directory – HELLO PARLATHAYA- containing address/telephone/e-mail details of our family members and its still getting updated.
    Regarding the Kula Namas given in this website, some names are repeated with different spellings as they are differently pronounced, but are one and the same. for eg. Elachithaya /Yelachithaya. Names like Adiga, Bhat, Rao, Achar, Tantri are not Kula Namas but they denote one’s profession.
    I wish all the best to the hosts of this Website.
    RAVI RAJ RAO

  34. shailesh

    i am kedilaya i want to know about my family tree & our kuldevata

  35. Madhyastha Hariskumar

    I am Harishkumar Madhyastha of Sankada kallu madhyastha family (Hungarcutta-picode 576218) of Udupi district, suposed to be origin of madhyastha family. In some cases we get madyastha as surname. Is it spell mistake or entirely and new class of madhyastha family.
    Hope one will give clarify this

  36. Sumanth Madambadithaya

    Hi,

    I am also interested in knowing our Kuladevatha. We are the Madambadithaya basically of Sorake (Puttur taluk) origin. Regarding our family name I am not too sure if it is pronounced as Madambadithaya or Mudambadithaya or Moodambadithaya? Could somebody clarify on this? I use Madambadithaya in my name. Even in Madambadithaya I heard that there are of two gothras one is Vishvamitra and another one is Bhargava. We are of Vishvamitra gothra.

    I also request all the Shivalli brahmins to please use their family names. We should be proud to use our family names. If we do not make it now our younger generations will not be knowing their family names.
    I realized this and hence I use my family name in all the places wherever required. I was known as Sumanth Rao M in school records but these days I prefer to use Sumanth Madambadithaya (in email signatures, letters etc). May be our parents or grand parents did not want to use such long family names to their children’s name hence would have shortened it by just adding the initials (like M in my case for Madambadithaya). Hence would have used surnames like Rao, Bhat etc. It is time to change now and start using the family names.

    Thanks
    Sumanth Madambadithaya

  37. vasudha saralaya

    For the first time I happened to visit this site and am truly impressed with the same. I too would be glad if someone could draw up the saralaya family tree. I am a saralaya by marriage and am keen to know more about the saralayas elsewhere. I am residing in mangalore
    Thanks
    Vasudha

  38. Raghavendra acharya

    Dear Sir

    Kindly tell me our “KULADEVARU” out gothra is “Bharadvaja”

    rgds
    Raghavendra
    9008871932
    bangalore

  39. Madhyastha Hariskumar

    Hi
    Raghavendra achraya
    I think kuladevaru for bharadwaja gothra is Udupi Anatheswara since I am also Bahradwaja gothra fellow
    Madhyastha Harishkumar
    Japan

  40. Shobana Upadhya

    Dear Sir,

    You are doing a fantastic job . Me and my family is settled in Pune. We belong to Upadhyay family( Bhargava Gotra in Udupi). Since my husband’s family were settled in Kerala for a long time we lost contact with other members of this family. Our family tree is as follows

    Krishna Upadhya – My father-in-law
    Anantha Upadhya – Father of Father-in-law
    Shrinivas Upadhya- Grand Father of father -in-law
    Krishna Upadhya-Great Grand father of Father-in-law

    Please provide us further Contact details of this family if you have.

    Regards

    Shobana & Anand
    Pune

  41. Raviraja Badhya

    Please kindly add the surname ‘Badhya’

    –regards,
    Raviraja badhya kudure ,Yellur

  42. Prashanth udupa

    At last we have something good work,

    prashanth udupa

  43. Kavitha B Rao

    Hello,

    Good work Keep It up
    I belong to Mattu Balappa Family…

    Thanks and Regards
    Kavitha Rao

  44. Y.H.Sudhakar Rao

    Mr.Y.H.Subrhamanyam Rao:

    Hello,
    I am from halepatali family at yellur.udupi . We are Puthrayas! Halepatali is our original old house name at yellur. Should you require further details please contact me@ 0820-2522341.

    Regards.

    Y.H.Sudhakar Rao.

  45. Poornima

    I was amazed to see this website today although I am a daily internet user. What about Rao, Bhat, Achar? Aren’t they family names? I also heard that Achar and Acharya have different meaning.
    Regards,
    Poornima Harish.

  46. Shrinivas Kannaraya

    I Require one clarification about the Temples, that means Kodangala Mahavishnu temple, or any other temples grouped under Surname (family name) or on the basis of Gothra..? becoz my gothra is Angeerasa, for me Kodangala temple is kula devasthana. is it correct or not.. ? how i can get the correct informaton.? if anyone knows pls mail me. shrinikbh@gmail or shrinivasa@batelco.com.bh

  47. Y.H.Sudhakar Rao

    Mr. Y.H Subramanyam Rao,

    Please note that your family name is” puthraya” and ” Halepatali ” is name acquiered by our ancestors profession@temple works in those days. Halepatali House still exists at Yellur. Please contact me & send me your E-mail adress.

    Regards.: Sudhakar rao.

  48. S GANESAN

    I belong to Mattu Balappa Family. It is a good work done. But one thing I wan to know is Where is the Family name “Balappa” in the above mentioned list?

    Please do the needful

    S Ganesan

  49. madhukar

    can you add irvathraya to the list? great compilation. you could also expand this to include a genealogy family tree like the genealogy sites have. People will realize how closely related we are to one another and where our roots are

  50. Parthasarathy

    Moodillaya & Moodithaya both are same….please dont split them to two. We have all the proof to say that. Moodillaya is the original term of Moodithaya. Please make correction.

  51. Shreesha Karandoor Sampigethaya

    Good Job Keep it up let me know how can i support this team

    I think in the family name Muchninnaya is missing if so u can update it

    Shreesha KS

  52. Prakash

    What about the Surname-Rao and Ballak(Family Name).These are not listed in ur website.
    Kindly do let me know.

  53. V.K.Ganesan

    I want to know the Kuladevaru for Vishwamithira gothiram & Devaratha pravaram.

    Kindly do let me know.

  54. prajas

    heyy dis is one of da best sites for BRAHMINS

  55. Aravinda

    Hi,
    My sirname is not in the list. Can u add Upadhya (not upadhyaya ..) to the list. I am from Kadiyali Udupi.
    Regards,
    Aravinda

  56. vinod

    Hi,
    Thanks for good, exhaustive and all the hard word done. Let me add few information. My father is from Kodavoor and the name is Rayasa Kodavoor Balakrishna Rao. As I heard from my grand parents, Vijayanagara Emperor, Krishnadevaraya (basically a “tulu” Arasa or King) preferred Shivalli Brahmins for the day to day running of the kings’ court and kingdom’s affairs. Shivalli Tulu Brahmins were employed in the court for various positions like finance, Revenue, Tax etc., One particular group with sir name “RAYASA” were exclusively serving the affairs related to neighbouring provinces & kingdoms (like external affairs). For this purpose, Krishnadevaraya, had given “Umbali’ s like farm lands, cattle and fleet of horses etc.,

    regards
    vinod

  57. darshan

    It was heart warming to know about the site dedicated to Shivalli brahmins. I am presently employed in one of the defense forces of India. Being away from home in remote places and away from the cultural practices, I had presumed that ours was a dying culture until I came across this site. I also would want to add that there exists another family name not included in the list. Its my family name : PAJITHAYA

  58. darshan

    It was heart warming to know about the site dedicated to Shivalli brahmins. I am presently employed in one of the defense forces of India. Being away from home in remote places and away from the cultural practices, I had presumed that ours was a dying culture until I came across this site. I also would want to add that there exists another family name not included in the list. Its my family name : PAJITHAYA – from Pajaka kshetra

  59. sanjay shamsunder bhat

    I was very happy to know that we have such a huge number of family names. It is veru=y good to know about this infornmation. Please keep up the good work.

    Thanks,
    Sanjay

  60. kiran k ballal

    Excellent collection. Great effort. You can consider adding a family tree to allow members to publish their details and find connections.

  61. brindha

    great work by you guys… congrats for a gud website on our tulu section of people… my family name RAO and my aunt family name KAKKILAYA is not listed in the above so kindly classify it and do the same

  62. Harikrishna Murudithaya

    Please add ” MURUDITHAYA ” IN THE LIST OF SIRNAMES. THESE FAMILIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM NORTH OF UDUPI UPTO THE SOUTH OF MANGALORE DISTRICT. FAMOUS SCHOLARS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE HAILING FROM THESE FAMILIES. THESE FAMILIES ARE FOUND IN BAREPPADI, PUTTURU, UJIRE,AROUND DHARMASTHALA, MANGALORE, PADUBIDRI, NANDIKURU, UDUPI, MANIPALA AND SO MANY OTHER PLACES. MURUID’s GROUP OF HOTELS AND OTHER BUSINESS HOUSES ARE PLENTY IN CHENNAI.
    GOTHRA IS ANGEERASA. DESCENDANT GOTHRAS OF ANGEERASA ARE FOUND AMONG MARADITHAYA AND MARDILLAYA. THE ORIGIN OF THESE MARADITHAYA, MURUIDITHAYA, MARDILLAYA, MURADITHAYA IS FROM ” MARUDITHAYA “, AS MENTIONED IN SKANDA PURAANA. KORNAYA, BANNINJATHAYA, MARUDITHAYA AND SHIVATHAYA ARE THE FOUR FAMILIES WHO WERE THE GURIKARAAS AMONG SHIVALLI COMMUNITY. THE TRADITION CAN BE SEEN (EXCEPT BANNINJATHAYA) – IN PADUBIDRI GRAAMA. MURUDITHAYAs THINK THAT THEY ARE HAVING KULADEVAS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. BUT THE ONLY TEMPLE WHICH HAS SOME TRACEABLE PROOF IS ALEVOORU VISHNUMURTHY AS FAMILY DIETY AND PERAMPALLI MAHALINGESHWARA AS TANTRIC DIETY. JYOTHISHA IS INHERITED PROFESSION AND TANTRA IS AWARDED (BY THE KING) PROFESSION OF MURUDITHAYAS.

  63. ramakrishna kodancha

    ಶಿವಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ವಂಶಾವಲಿಗಳ ಹೆಸರು ಓದಿ ತುಂಬ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಯಿತು. ಸಂಗ್ರಹಕಾರರಿಗೆ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ |

  64. haridas v k

    i would like know the kuladevata of artinnaya family – we belong to this family , we would like to know details of any others of same family

  65. Gopal Rao K

    Hi,

    G8 job, it really good to see.
    Please do add Rao as Surname, we are from Kidiyoor, Udupi Near Ambalpady.

  66. Srikrishna Aggithaya K

    I like to know more about aggithaya family.

  67. Rao Prashanth Modathaya

    Great Informative portal. Have a great success. It ss the best platoform to bring all Shivalli community people together. Unity is mighter than sowrd!!

  68. SATHEESHA UDUPA

    We should fight for to be declared as Minority community to avail Govt benefits. We have been neglected for so many years

  69. Prabhakar Rao A

    Nice to see this one, we all should be united to achive our requirements

  70. Dr.Amrut K.Rao

    hello,
    am glad to see such a beautiful website about our community… thank you all.

  71. Harikrishna Murudithaya

    The list in this site contains so many Sirnames which are neither basic nor branch sirnames. For e.g., Adiga, Ayya, Beedu, Ballal, Basuri, chikkaraya, dhanya, kinni etc. These are either profession related or personality related. However these people may not be knowing their basic sirnames since their forefathers have not passed on the same to next generation. It is advisable to everybody, to jot down whatever they know and make it available to their next generation. At least, a person can collect information about his ancestors, families with same sirname in other places, so that any descendents in future, if interested, can investigate and bring the unknown facts to light.
    Another information … Any person who is not at all knowing about his kuladevata… may go to Perampalli (Shivalli) and pray there. It is the place for all. If any higher plane is required one can go to Ahichhatra of Northern Panchala, near Ramnagar Village of Anola Tehsil in Bareilly of UP – which the route of all Brahmins of Coastal except for origins of matti village near Kapu.
    Friends … feed me whatever you have in your knowledge.. so that I can pass on to my son.

  72. Vijayendra

    “Das” Surname belongs to Shivalli Madhwas?

  73. Pavan

    One of the surnames is misplaced Its Manjithaya not Manjathaya

  74. Prasanna Kannaraya

    Hi,

    This website is really a good one. It took me back to my place for some time. Can any one tells me exact “KULADEVARU” for my below said details. We are really confused. I also did spoke to “Subramaya Swamiji”. But he told me to contact in Krishna Matta to get the clarity:
    Kula NAme: KANNARAYA
    Gothra: ANGIRASA

  75. Muraleekrishnan

    Heartening to see the site. Good work. Could you kindly help redefining the respective familiy trees?

    Regards
    Muraleekrishnan ( Udthye Kedilaya)

  76. Muraleekrishnan

    Better to treat “Kula” and family names separately. This could help tracing the roots.

    Murali

  77. Aravinda

    Great work !!. Can u please add the sir name UPADHYA( NOT Upadhyaya) . Our family is basically from Kadiyali udupi.
    Gothra : Vishwamitra
    Kula Devaru : Kandavara (near Kundapura)
    Regards,
    Aravinda Updhya

  78. Dr. S. Harikrishnan

    We are called polloLittAya as my father used to say. Does anybody has the same family name??

  79. Harikrishna Murudithaya

    Hello Brothers and sisters,

    Happy news for u. one day Kodi and Utsav of Shivalli (pErampalli) MahAlingEshwara temple
    is said to be conducted on 02-03-2010. Kodi will be descended on 03-03-2010. Unique
    opportunity to have whole festival on single day. Sri Narasing Rao, care taker in the temple
    informed that food and shelter shall be made available. There are buses plying between
    Udupi city B/s to the temple. I feel, it is a finite place for all those who do not know
    the “KULA DEVARU”. For further details, contact 09343060077 or 0820-2529670 – Narasing Rao.

  80. Sreeshan

    Excellent! A few remarks based on the above. I am an Udupa from Kunjoor, near Paniyur. As mentioned here above by somebody, the Kundanthayas are very much there in Kunjoor. It is mentioned as Kumdanthaya in the list.

    Also the Shivalli brahmins were invited by Kings of Kerala as Purohits there and many of them went there. We will find them throughout Kerala. There is a high concentration of Shivally Brahmins in Tripunithura near Kochi, and in Thiruvananthapuram, both being the capital of two kingdoms Cochin and Travancore, those days.

    The Shivalli brahmins came to be known as either Embranthiry or Potty(or Poti as mentioned above by somebody). Is it appropriate to add these names to the list?

  81. karthik bhat(moodathya)

    hi the surname like bhat, achar, rao, tantri , upadya this come from the proffesion like
    bhat – who do pooja and other rituels
    achar – who teach the vedas and othere scripture to swami
    rao – who manage the temple
    tantri – who make tantra work in temple
    upadya – who teacher

  82. karthik bhat(moodathya)

    hi the surname like bhat, achar, rao, tantri , upadya this come from the proffesion like
    bhat – who do pooja and other rituels
    achar – who teach the vedas and othere scripture to swami
    rao – who manage the temple
    tantri – who make tantra work in temple
    upadya – who is teacher

  83. Shreedhara Ballullaya

    Hi,

    It is amazing collection of surnames and information of Shivalli Brahmins. May I know any Ballullaya’s settled in Pune/Mumbai?

  84. Harikrishna Murudithaya

    Hello Brothers / sisters and friends,

    The Brahmakalasha of Shivalli (perampalli) Temple is being conducted shortly. Shivalli
    is the place for all shivalli brahmins where they were initially brought and kept by mayoora verma and later distributed between 32 villages (dwaathrimshat gramaas). Hence it is our place. The function is our function and any contribution towards the said punyakaarya certainly rewards punya. If you are willing to contribute, here is the detail:-

    The temple has opened one A/c for the purpose, with corporation bank, Perampalli Branch.
    The details are:-

    Name :- “Shri Shivalli Shri Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Devasthana (R) Brahmakalashothsava Samithi”

    FTS No. CORP0002094
    A/c No. SB01001212

    Amount can either be directly credited to A/c or transferred online or cheque, DD can be drawn in favour of the above said name and sent to Shri Narasing Rao, Mahalingeshwara Mahaganapathi Temple, Perampalli, Udupi.

    Best wishes to all.

  85. SAVITHA SHAGRITHAYA

    INTERESTING WEBSITE. I ORIGINALLY BELONG TO BALLAL FAMILY FROM AMBALPADI.

  86. Charan Mudambadithaya

    mantha Shivalli Brahamanere ge Namaskara. This is very good website. Yena ooru Kanchana.

  87. d nagesh arlithaya

    Mr Sanjay wanted to know about family tree of Aralithaya family. In fact, he may contact Mr Satish Arlithaya (Phone 049944260298) who has made some attempts to meet descendants of this family now settled in different districts of Kerala

  88. Rajaram Okade

    My father was born in Badanedior (Udupi) and we are Tulu Shivalli Brahmins. My ancesstors were Bhat doing pooja in Inna- Mundkoor of Lord Shiva temple.
    Since we settled in Hubli (Karnataka) the children were supposed to have their surname in school. Ancestors being worshipper of Lord Shiva with One Eye, we were called OKKANAYA which ulimately we are with the surname OKADE.

  89. L.Manjunath Kadambalithaya

    Really very good work.I got lot of informations about shivalli brahamins .Can any one help me out kadamabalithaya belongs to which matha?.

  90. vishwanath b s

    u done a great job , please add some devatha stotras, nityanusthana, tri kalika sansyavandane, devatha pooja paddathi, vayu stuthi, vishnu sahasra namavali, sahasranama stotra, krishnashtotra, sri sookta , purushasookta, sapthashathi ,rudra parayana ,mrityunjaya japa, so that many of us can save develop our culture to our successorsand pleasegive a heading to our website wuth SRI GURUOBHYA NAMHA, SRI KRISHNAYA NAMHA.

  91. Rahul Rao

    Dear Ones,

    Congratulations on such a great site !!

    Do include the surname, Idya or Iddya. we are a large family group hailing from the village of Idya,near Surathkal..

    Regards.

    RAHUL RAO

  92. Krishna

    Dear all,

    Namaskara.I would like to know more about Kalluraya and Adiga families.

  93. Krishna

    Dear all,

    Namaskara.I would like to know more about Adiga and Kalluraya families.

  94. Shalini Mudambadithaya

    Dear All,

    To promoto Shivailli Brahmins culture its a great website. But all the things told in the website about culture is great…no doubts every rule has an exception – mudambadithaya’s of bhargava gotra based out of kanchana…who boast so much of tulu culture but damn it cheat girls abroad, liars, and dump girls…..the great person is shreesha mudambadithaya..

    I have nothing to do but beware of such cheaters..i wud say not all are bad but there are some like this. Even before we talk of culture and roots of the family we should be better informed of being good humans !!!

    Shalini Mudamabadithaya
    Singapore

  95. Rajesh Acharya

    Please add following:

    Munnorraya (from Kadeshivalaya, Village Mani, Taluk Bantwal)
    Muchchinaya (from Kaniyur, Taluk Uppinagadi)
    Kalmadi (from Udupi)
    Moodabidritaya (from Moodabidri)

    Will send out few more after confirming.

  96. SRINIVASA

    Dear Sir,

    Namaskara.

    This website is very useful one.

    Please think of the possibility of the linking of all the avalilable persons(with full details) with their sirnames.

  97. rao

    hi,
    Can anybody share info about permuthaya family which belongs to vishwamitra gotra and dhananjaya pravara?

  98. Rajesh Acharya

    Hi Rao,

    I have vishwamitra gotra and dhananjaya pravara but my family name is Munnorraya.

    Regards
    Rajesh

  99. G.S.Bhat

    Dear SIrs,
    You are doing a great job.As I am in Tamilnadu, I am in great difficulty of understanding our culture and the traditions followed by our elders. Your site helped me much more in understanding which I could not get in many years.Great contribution indeed. I am from Barithaya family and Angirasa Gothra.If any of the elders could guide me on the Kula Devaru I will be very greatful.

  100. Sahana Rao

    Kuladevaru of some gothras in

    Bharghava Gothra – Inna Muddanu Mahalingeshwara and Mundkoor Durgaparameshwari

    Vishwamitra Gothra – Ullur & Nilawara (nr kundapura )

    Aagirasa and Haristha Gothra – Vishnumurthy temple & durgaparameshwari temple at alevoor

    Kashyap – Seemanturu ?? nr mulki ?

  101. KRISHNARAJA BALLULLAYA

    It is avery good work

  102. sudhindra

    Add Vailaya also..

  103. anil

    hey i am a kudrethaya and i am glad to see so many shivalli brahmin sir names

  104. raghu

    please include surname mady in shivalli brahmins surnames list!

  105. k.shridhara kubanooraya

    It appears that the sirname “BALAPADITHAYA” is left off.Very happy to see the list.

  106. L.Chandramohan

    What about Tantri or Tantry from Padur?
    Please let me know by e-mail.
    Excellent effort.

  107. Vishwas

    Hi,
    Please check is there is any family name by Kinyyali.

  108. raghavendra

    Great efforts and neatly presented good number of information. thanks to one and all.

  109. Priyanka

    Hats off to creators of site

  110. Pradyumna

    In this ”KADAMANNAYA” is missing..

  111. Ramesh

    As Sri Vedavyasa Acharya pointed out, the surname “Okade” is missing. But as Mr. Rajaram Okade pointed out, Okade and Okunnayya are being used interchangeably.

    I am Ramesh, and my grandfather is from badaNediyoor near Udupi. We are “Bhat”s but were given the honorific “Potti” when my grandfather moved to Trivandrum. Our Kuladevathe is Inna Muddanna (Shiva) and Mundkur Durga Parameshwari. We are Yajurvedis.

    My mother’s side are Shivallis from Mattu Graama settled in Trivandrum for a few generations.

    Mrs. Shobana Upadhya, I have heard that the Inna/Mundkur temples are the Moola Kula Devasthanas for all Bhargava Gotra Shivallis from South Kanara. It must be your family’s as well.

    I had a query for Bhargava Shivalli Yajurvedis here – what is our Veda Shaakha? Do we belong to Krishna or Shukla yajurveda? I believe we are Bodhayana Sutra as well, as that is how I was taught. Can anyone confirm?

    Thanks,
    Ramesh

  112. Kandethody Ramachandra

    This is a worthy effort. There is a large group of Sivalli people in Kasaragod area with last name “Kekunnaya”. Please add to the list.
    Thanks.

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