Barman (surname) explained

Barman
Pronunciation:ber-muh n
Meaning:Armour
Region:India
Origin:(Sanskrit: वर्मा)
Variant:Verma, Varma, Varman, Burman

Barman or its variants Burman (Bengali: বর্মন), Varman (Hindi: बर्मन, Sanskrit: वर्मन्), (Punjabi ਬਰਮਨ), Varma, Verma (Kannada: ವರ್ಮ, Malayalam: വര്‍മ, Tamil: வர்மன், Telugu: వర్మ), are surnames used in the Indian subcontinent.

In Sanskrit language, Varma (Sanskrit: वर्मा) is the masculine form of the word for "Armour".

Indian traditional usage

Barman was the surname used by members of the Cochin, Travancore, Tripura and other royal families.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 96.3% of all known bearers of the surname Barman were residents of India and 3.4% were residents of Bangladesh. In India, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:[1]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

Other notable people elsewhere

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/barman#surnames Barman surname Distribution