Even today, the most common last name among Mairs is “Verma.” Originally affixed to the names of rulers in India and South East Asia. “Varma”/”Varman” and “Burman” is also used as a surname in modern times by Kshatriya communities in India such as Kshatriya Rajus of Andhra Pradesh, Samanta Kshatriyas, Kshatriyas of Bengal and Tripura, Bunts of Karnataka and Nairs of Kerala. This title is also used by some Nepali Kshatriyas, where it is often pronounced as ‘Burma’.
Though, “Verma” is the most common last name among Mairs, some Indian Mair families decided to write their gothra (family name) as their last name. Others chose to use “Rajput” or even “Mair.” Some families also chosen to write “Singh.” and “Chauhan”. Because of its royal association, many other casts and tribes of India has started using the surname “Verma” nowadays, thus it has no more remained confined to Mair Kshatriyas and it should not be generalized that all the tribes or individuals who write their surname as “Verma” today are Mairs.
It has been mentioned in medieval literature of India that Rajput Kshatriyas or the Kshatriyas who chose not to carry the duties of a Kshatriya warrior community by character or physicality were employed in other professions and businesses mostly in Metallurgy related work. Those were deployed in weapon manufacturing activities using different kind of metals and for manufacturing and developing King's various vest made of metal as safety control. The same art later developed as making ornaments using silver and gold.
It is not to be confused with another Indian surname Verma which is a surname for one of the Saraswat Brahmin castes. In modern times surnames as common as Verma has been used by many other communities or castes and it is difficult to find one's ancestry or roots with the surname as common as this, however it is possible to track the roots and origin of a specific ethnic group by modern DNA based technology.
Surnames derived from Verma Across the World
The Verma surname is also present in Southern Italy, derived from Vermaglia. This is similar to the Italian surname Verna, derived from Vernaglia.
German's have surnames like Vermeer and Vermaat.
In Mexico, Verma is a common surname!
In England, Mair is a common surname.
