Varu is a surname of Indian origin, found among the people from Kutch and Saurashtra regions in the state of Gujarat in India and diaspora of people of India.[1] Outside India, Varu surname occurs in people of United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands & Canada.[1]

In Bijapur district of erstwhile Bombay Presidency (today's Karnataka) the Varu surname was found among Parits, a community of washer-mens, as noted by Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency in year 1884.[2]

Presently in India surname is largely found in communities of Gujarat like Mistris of Kutch,[3][4] Gurjar Kshatriya Kadias,[4] Kadia Kumbhar.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Varu Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Government central Press. 1884. p. 275. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "CASTES & SUBCASTE LIST IN GUJARAT" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Singh, Kumar Suresh (1998). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1140, 2287. ISBN 978-0-19-563354-2. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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