KARNATAKA

Karnataka Family Trees

Discover 17 ancestors documented across 1 family tree rooted in Karnataka.

A brief history

South India · Formed 1956 · Capital Bengaluru

Karnataka was the seat of the Chalukya, Hoysala, and Vijayanagara empires. The Kannada-speaking regions were united in 1956 as Mysore State, renamed Karnataka in 1973.

LanguagesKannada

Famous families & dynasties

Wodeyars of Mysore
24-generation royal family; patrons of Mysore Dasara.
Vijayanagara Rayas
Emperors who ruled Hampi in the 14th–16th centuries.
Havyaka Brahmins
Coastal Uttara Kannada agrarian priestly households.
Nadaprabhus of Bangalore
The Kempegowda family — founders of Bengaluru.
Coorgi (Kodava) Ain-Mane
Ancestral homes of the martial Kodava clans.

Communities & clans

VokkaligaLingayatKodavaHavyakaBuntsKonkaniBearyKuruba

Common gotras / clan names

BharadwajaKashyapaVasishtaAngirasaGautamaAtri

Migration corridors from Karnataka

→Bombay / PuneTextile and film industry; Konkani diaspora.
→United StatesBengaluru's IT boom → Silicon Valley since the 1990s.
→London / ManchesterDoctors and engineers, 1960s–80s.
→Middle EastCoastal Karnataka — Beary and Konkani professionals.

Trees from Karnataka

The Sample Heritage Family

Karnataka, India

17 members