‘Kar’ and ‘E’ are very common suffix used in Marathi surnames. The ‘kar’ suffix in Marathi surnames means “from”, “a resident of”. Not to be confused with Bengali names like Kar, Karmakar, etc. that kar is pronouned KAAr, and it means “maker” etc.
Below is a an exclusive list of marathi surnames with meaning:
| Suename | Meaning |
| Pagaar | Salary |
| Gaarpagaar | Cold Salary |
| Ghamandi | Proudy |
| Yede | Mad |
| Dahibhate | Curd rice |
| Inamdar | One who has got the area to rule as an Award |
| Jahagirdar | They are there to look care after a bigger group of villages. |
| Vakil | Advocate |
| Adhikari | Officers of Government |
| Samant | The family belongs to the Foreign Minister. |
| Peshwe | Administrator in Chief of the State |
| Naktode | One who breaks noses and also the Marathi name of cricket |
| Waghmare | The ones who kill tigers |
| Hattimaare | The Elephant killers |
| Kawade | Crow people |
| Makode | The black garden ants. When they bite, it hurts. |
| Mungi | The small ants. The harmless hardworking black ants |
| Dukare | The pig people. Pork lovers |
| Dahivade | A recipe of Curd |
| Bhajipale | Green leafy vegetables. |
| Khobre | Coconuts |
| Kale | Black colour |
| Gore | Light skin color people |
| Hirwe | The green people. Eco-friendly Marathis. |
| Pilawe | The yellow people |
| Pitale | The Marathis who are like brass |
| Tambe | The ones like copper |
| Lokhande | The ones like iron |
| Sone | And the ones like gold. Oh the hierarchy |
| Ekbote | They here just have one finger. Unfortunate and cruel. |
| Barahathe | And these guys have 12 hands. Talk about unfairness |
| Behere | Deaf |
| Khokale | These guys have a bad cough, all the freakin time. |
| Bobade | These poor guys lisp |
| Lele | The givers (Lele giveth ) |
| Nene | The takers (Nene taketh away) |
| Bal Phatak | The Marathi Bill Gates |
| Chaate | The licker |
| Bhoot | The ghost to keep you company in your lonely hours |
| Chikate | These are the colossal bores. They stick and never leave. |
| Gotmaare | The mischief makers who throw stones at people for fun. |
| Potdukhe | Stomach ache |
| Potphode | When the stomach ache goes out of hand. Stomach burst |
| Hage | The ones who just got done with their morning business |
| Pachpore | The ones with five children. |
| Ashtputra | The ones with eight children |
| Dashputra | The ones with 10 children. |
| Khote | Liars |
| Khare | Not Liars |
| Takle | The poor bald guys |
| Kadu | Bitter |
| Gode | Sweet |
| Godbole | Ah the sweet talkers |
| Goopchup | The secret keepers |
| Dhunganchate | The ass lickers |
| Dawkar | One who always plays cunning game |
| Pilankar | Twister |
| Kaisare | How are you |
| Rawte | Respected countryman |
| Sahamate | One who agrees with everyone |
| Panse | One who is from leaf |
| Dhage | One who lives in clouds |
| Mukadam | Roadside contractor |
| Dahanukar | One who lives in Dahanu |
| Gunjal | Spiderman |
| Naik | One who never listens |
| Hartalkar | One who is always on strike |
| Hardikar | One who always makes the job hard |
| Pardeshi | Indian Foreigner |
| Dhuri | One who smokes |
| Zade | One who likes sweeping |
| Zadgaonkar | One who likes sweeping |
| Shahane | One who is wise |
| Jawalkar | One who is close to everyone |
| Vichaare | One who thinks |
| Aambekar | Mango man |
| Barve | Its okay |
| Godse | One who is very sweet |
| Kashikar | One who always go to varanasi |
| Shiwde | One with tailoring shop |
| Bapat | One who is father |
| Kajale | One who blackens everything |
| Bhagwat | One who runs away |
| Devalekar | One who builds temples |
| Goopchoop | One who doesn’t talk |
| Mahashabde | One who talks a lot |
| Jaykar | One who always wins |
| Dev | The God |
| Mahamuni | Big old Rishi |
| Pilgaonkar | One who twists |
| Karmarkar | Do die do |
| Marane | One who kills |
| Nimkar | One who divides by 2 |
| Sahasrabudhhe | One who is 1000 times more intellegent |
| Manjarekar | One who is real cat |
| Murley | One who reaches the root |
| Chandekar | Silver mine owner |
| Pulekar | One who is coward |
| Waadekar | Building constructor |
| Kulkarni | One who works very cool |
| Dhole | One who eats more |
| Ruikar | Cotton mill owner |
| Kapse | Cotton mill owner |
| Dhamdhere | One who eats more |
| Gabale | One who is untidy |
| Wagh | One who is brave |
| Veerkar | One who is brave |
| Damle | One who only take money |
| Pawgi | Bakery owner |
| Shirke | One with K on his head |
| Soman | One with weight of 100 tonnes |
| Divekar | One with bulb factory |
