Devane (clan)


Devane is a Maratha Toponymic clan surname native to the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka,meaning divine or god/deity-like.

Etymology

Marathi surnames usually end with the suffix 'kar' or 'e', indicating the place of origin. or represents family traditions and professions of ancestors. So they must have originally belonged to Deoni village in Udgir, Maharashtra. Some historians consider Devanagere as the origin city.

Status

They are prominent in the Marathwada and Kolhapur regions of Maharashtra Most of them belong to caste, and trace themselves to Yadav Chandravanshiya dynasty.Some also belong to Vani community. They usually follow Vaishnavism and Veerashaivism with many of them worshipping Lord Veerabhadra as Gotrapurusha.

Notable people