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Bhat (Marathi: भट, Kannada: ಭಟ್) meaning a priest or scribe in Sanskrit, is a surname common in most parts of Nepal. A predominantly Hindu last name, it is found most commonly in the states of coastal areas of Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh, is a common surname in the states of Maharashtra, India. This is a common surname among Kota Brahmin, Konkanastha, Malviya Brahmin Shree Goud Brahmin Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Shivalli Madhva Brahmin, Havyaka Brahmin and Daivajna community. Variations of the Bhat surname are found amongst Brahmins of Kerala and Tamil Nadu such as Pattar amongst Tamil and Kerala Iyers and Bhattathiripad amongst the Nambudiris.
The name is also in use among some Konkani Catholics who trace their ancestry to the Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Goa.[1]
Bard communities of North India
The term Bhat also refers to a community of bards and genealogists, found in North India.
Geographical distribution
Jammu & Kashmir: Bhat is a common surname of Saraswat Brahmin or Muslims.
Gujarat: can be either Saraswat Brahmin or Muslims.
Rajasthan: They are Brahmins with Gotras Vatsa, Bhardwaj, Bhargav, Kashyapa, Parasar
Karnataka: Common surname among Shivalli Brahmins, Havyaka Brahmins, Kota Brahmins and Goud Saraswat Brahmins of coastal Karnataka
Nepal:Unlike in India, most of the Bhats of Nepal are Chettri/Kshatriya with middle names like Raj, Rana, Singh or nothing which is named accordingly their Geographic distribution in Nepal.Like Mid-Westerners and Westerners use Raj or Rana and Far-Westerners use Singh.
Famous persons
It may refer to:
- Balaji Vishwanath Bhat. Peshwa and founder of the Peshwa Dynasty.
- B. R. Bhat
- K. Raghupati Bhat
- P. Gururaja Bhat
- Bhatji Shri Nanhe Kakka
- Pt. Ramakant Malviya, Bhat ji Maharaj of Lalitpur
- P. N. Mari Bhat
- Pandit Krishna Bhat, Kerekai
- Rishi Bhat
- Rohith Bhat
- U. Narayan Bhat
- U. R. Bhat
- Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak
- Yograj Bhat
- Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat Yakshagana/Talamaddale artist
- Vishweshwara Bhat
- A.K. Bhat
- Prasanna Bhat
See also
References
- ^ Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians, Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 137