Bhandary is a surname amongst Konkani speaking Goud Saraswat Brahmins of Goa, India.
Bhandary is a typical surname in India. Bhandary is common among Punjabi, i.e. North Indian also some times referred as Sikhs, among Bengalis, i.e. North East India, West Bengal, among Rajasthanis i.e. North West India; Rajasthan; among Konkanis and among Mangaloreans, South India , Karnataka.
Bhandary's among North Indians may have an "i" instead of a "y" at the end.
The word "Bhandary" is from Sanskrit. Which means shop keeper.
These include: Baliga, Bhandary, Mallya, Hegde, Kamat, Kudva, Nayak, Kini, Prabhu, Pai, Shanbhag, and Shenoy.