Tikoo Surname
“Mark / Divine dot”
Also spelled: Tickoo, Tiku, Tikku
Kashmiri Pandit surnamesSanskrit (Tilaka — sacred mark) origin · Kashmiri
History & Significance
A Kashmiri Pandit surname, also written Tickoo, Tiku and Tikku. Walter Lawrence (1895) lists Tikku among the leading family names (krams) of the Pandits. Its origin is not settled. One account derives it from tika, the forehead mark. Another links it to Trika, the Shaiva system, and to devotion to the goddess Tripura. M. D. Fauq gives a nickname origin. Lawrence notes that a kram is often the relic of a nickname.
What is the Gotra for Tikoo?
Tikoo families belong to many Gotras: it is passed down the paternal line, not fixed by the surname. These 6 Gotras are the ones most often recorded among Tikoo families:
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Find Tikoo Gotra →Meaning & Origin
- Meaning
- Mark / Divine dot
- Origin
- Sanskrit (Tilaka — sacred mark)
- Language
- Kashmiri
- Category
- Kashmiri Pandit
Regional Distribution
The Tikoo surname is predominantly found in: