Hebbar

Hebbar is a Kannada word, derived from "hebbu/hiridhu" (meaning big) and "haruva" (meaning Brahmin). The word is used as last name in some Brahmin communities in Karnataka:

• The Kota Brahmin Community
• The Tuluva Hebbars, a community of Tulu-speaking Brahmins
• The Shivalli Brahmin Community
• The Havyaka Brahmin community
• The Panchagrama Brahmin community
• The Sthanika Brahmin community
• The Chitpavan Brahmin, a Marathi speaking Konkanastha Brahmin community in Karnataka where Hebbar is a family name instead of surname which is given to the head of the village in all the activities like Bhuta Kola