Hegde Surname
“Village chief”
Also spelled: Heggade, Pergade
Various surnamesKannada origin · Kannada
History & Significance
Hegde (also Heggade) comes from the Kannada title heggade, a village headman. L. Rice's Mysore and Coorg Gazetteer defines the heggade as headman and head of the village police, given rent-free land. The title is borne by several communities: Thurston records it among the Bants of South Canara, some Kurubas and the Stanikas, and Wikipedia adds Havyaka and Saraswat Brahmins. The name does not identify one caste.
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- Meaning
- Village chief
- Origin
- Kannada
- Language
- Kannada
- Category
- Various
Regional Distribution
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