Kashyap Family History
Kashyap Surname Meaning
Indian (northern states): from Sanskrit kašyapa a word with many meanings including ‘tortoise’ and ‘deer’. This was used as a totemic name of a gotra (an exogamous group among Brahmins and some other communities).
It was also the name of a celebrated Hindu sage.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
