Names of Some Snakes and Nagavansha Surnames

I got the PDF file of the book Naag Sanskriti Kosh wirtten by Dr. Avantikaprasad Marmat. It is in Hindi. I found some names similar Nagavansha surnames. Our community's actual name is Nāgara. Our sacred scriptures Keralolpaththi and Keralamahathmya were written in Sanskrit thousands of years ago. Our community's name is given as Nāgara in these scriptures. When Kerala became a Buddhist region in third century B.C. Prakrit became the official language because Buddhist scriptures are written in Prakrit. Nāyara is the Prakrit word for Sanskrit word Nāgara. Hence, our community's got changed into Nair. There is a lake called Leelajan in Mahabodhi Temple. Its another name is Nairanjana which means sea of snakes. 

Now I am going to share the names of snakes which I saw that and I found them similar to some Nagavansha surnames. (Click on the screenshots to make them appear alone on screen and click on the surnames, which are orange in colour, to read articles related to the surnames.)

1) Pillāyi - It is small venomous snake. It doesn't have a hood and it crawls speedily. Pillai is one the surnames of Nair community. Among Kiriyathil Nairs and Illathu Nairs, it is used by Illathu Nairs. Today, many communities in South India use this surname. 

From the website of Jaffna Royal Family I came to know that Pillai was also a title given to men of different in communities who worked as chieftains under Pandya Kings.  

2) Pani - It is a name of a snake and also a species mentioned in Vedas. The surname Panicker is used by both Kiriyathil Nairs and Illathu Nairs. Today many other communities too use this surname.                                     

3) Kuru - It is name of a highly venomous snake. The surname Kurup is used by Kiriyathil and Illathu Nairs. Today many other communities too use this surname.                                       

4) Kritha - A popular snake name. It has similarities with the surname Karthā  . A surname of some Illathu Nair families of Travancore. Kartha is also a name of a subcaste of Vellalar community.               

5) Kamal - Name of a snake. If it is actually कमल or कमळ. It has similarities with the surname Kaimal. A surname of some Illathu Nair families of Travancore. 

I also found two popular surnames of Bunt community in this book. Shetty and Varma. Here are the screenshots.

     
Bunt is another Hindu Nagavanshi community found in the Tulunad region of Karnataka.