Are surname is an Indian last name. Are surname also indicates the caste of person. Are surname definition is A cultivating caste of the Chanda District where they numbered 2000 persons in 1911. The caste are also found in Madras and Bombay where they commonly return themselves under the name of Marathi; this name is apparently used in the south as a generic term for immigrants from the north just as in the Central Provinces people coming from northern India are called Pardeshi. Mr. (Sir H.) Stuart says5 that Are is a synonym for Arya and is used as an equivalent of a Maratha and sometimes in a still wider sense apparently to designate an immigrant Aryan into the Dravidian country of the south. The Ares of the Central Provinces appear to be Kunbis who have migrated into the Telugu country. The names of their subcastes are those of the Kunbis as Khaire Tirelle a form of Tirole and Dhanoj for Dhanoje. Other subdivisions are called Kayat and Kattri and these seem to be the descendants of Kayasth and Khatri ancestors. The caste admit Brahmans Banias and Komtis into the community and seem to be as shown by Mr. Stuart a mixed group of immigrants from Maharashtra into the Telugu country. Some of them wear the sacred thread and others do not. Some of their family names are taken from those of animals and plants and they bury persons who die unmarried placing their feet towards the north like the forest tribes.. People with Are surname can also be found in other south asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Are surname definition is from a survey conducted during British rule in India. Many surnames in India indicate the type of work done by the person or by someone in family from whom the family inherited the surname. Surnames help spread casteism in India. One of the intellectuals suggested to drop surnames in India so that people can overcome caste differences easily.
