List of Town Names from where Raju’s Last names were derived
Like almost all communities in India, almost all of the surnames come from the village that they lived in. The members of the Raju caste have names derived from their ancestral town of origin. The most commonly used suffixes to every settlement and their meaning is given.
- -adri (Sanskrit) hill E.g., Narayanadri, Anjanadri.
- -cheruvu (Telugu) lake.
- -dham Temple E.g., Baidyanathdham, Gandhidham.
- -durg Fort. E.g., Nandidurg, Jaladurg.
- -eshwar,-eshwaram (Sanskrit ishwar), god, lord. E.g., Ankleshwar, Rameshwaram.
- -giri (Sanskrit) mountain. E.g., Chandragiri.
- -gudi (Kannada) temple. E.g., Basavanagudi.
- -gunta (Telugu) lake. E.g., Renigunta.
- -gutta,-gudda (Telugu, Kannada) small hill, E.g., Panjagutta.
- -konda (Telugu) large hill. E.g., Golconda, Penukonda.
- -kot, kota – Fort or fortified town. E.g., Rajkot, Pathankot. Perhaps a variant of this is -kotla (‘fortification’).
- -madugu (Telugu) lake. E.g. Jammalamadugu.
- -mangalam (Tamil), perhaps a camp for soldiers. E.g., Needamangalam.
- -nagar (Sanskrit) town. E.g., Srinagar.
- -palli (Tamil/Telugu). Also -halli,-alli (Kannada). Village. E.g., Thiruchirapalli, Jalahalli.
- -palya,-palyam (Tamil) Fort E.g. Kalasipalyam.
- -patnam (Telugu) port. Several variant spellings. E.g., Masulipattanam.
- -pet,-pettai (Southern & western India). Marketplace. E.g., Hospet, Jolarpettai.
- -prolu (Telugu) village. E.g. Bhattiprolu, Gollaprolu.
- -pur,-puri,-pura,-puram,-pore (Sanskrit) town (walled city—may also mean a city with a citadel or palace). E.g., Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram. Also Singapore!
- -ur,-oor,-uru,-ore (Tamil/Kannada/Telugu). village/town. E.g., Kadambur, Bangalore, Coonoor.
- -wada,-wara, House. E.g., Bhilwada, Teliwara.
This is a list of the towns. Normally in Andhra Pradesh, from the town name an I, -pati, or Raju are added to the town name to come up with the family name. For example a person from Cherukuwada, Pakalapadu or Vegivada would have the family names of Cherukuri, Pakalapati and Vegiraju. Some towns were actually named after a certain family like Datlavarigudem, which means town of Datlas.
GUNTUR
Alakapuram
Alluru
Bapatla
Buddam
Bethapudi
Chiluvuru
Etikatta
Gokarajupalem
Gajuluri
Guntur
Godavarru
Kasipadu
Karlapalem
Khajipalem
Manthenavariplaem
Marripudi
Muppalla
Nallapadu
Nambur
Nadimpalle
Pittalavanipalem
Pakalapadu
Pericherla
Potluru
Rajuvaripalem
Repalle
Samathapudi
Sekuru
Tenali
Velavarthipadu
KRISHNA
Alluru
Addada
Chintalapudi
Gokarajupalle
Gottumukkala
Inampudi
Jujjuru
Kalidindi
Kankipadu
Konduru
Kosuru
Kothapalle
Kanumuru
Kunaparajuparva
Madhirapadu
Manthena
Penumatcha
Poranki
Rudravaram
Vatsavai
Vemulamada
WEST GODAVARI
Bayyvaram
Bhimavaram
Bethapudi
Cherukuwada
Chintapalli
Denduluru
Datlavarigudem
Erraguntapalle
Mandapaka
Mallipudi
Marampalli
Pippara
Sagipadu
Saripalle
Tirumaladevipeta
Uppalapadu
Vegeswarapuram
Velaga
Vegivada
VIZIANAGARAM
GANGARAJAPURAM
Kumili
Pusapatipalem
Saki
Chinna Tadivada
Pedda Tadivada
Tettangi
Pedda Majji Palem
Dwarapudi
Datti Rajeru
Billalavalasa
Pusapati Rega
Porlanki
Bhimali
Tallavalasa
EAST GODAVARI
Adurru
Bhupathipalem
Chodavaram
Dwarapudi
Gorinta
Godi
Godilanka
Indukutu
Kovvuru
Pillanka
Pulidindi
Ryali
Rajupalem
Vetukuru
VISAKHAPATNAM
Chodavaram
Durgam
Gadirai
Ganaparthi
Jampana
Lakkavaram
Patipalle
Totakurapalem
PRAKASAM
Dandupeta
Guduru
Muddunuru
Pagallapalle
EAST KADAPA
Kadapa
Rajampet
Kodur
Jammalamadugu
PRAKASAM
Kanduluru
