Apte

Apte is an Indian surname native to Maharashtra found in Chitpavan Brahmins belonging to the Kaushik gotra.

Etmylogy

The surname comes from the word "Apta", another name for Bauhinia racemosa.^[1]^{[unreliable source]}^[2]^{[unreliable source]}^[3]^{[unreliable source]}

Genealogy

Among the Chitpavan brahmins the first to publish their own genealogical book were the Aptes; the family tree dates back to the 1400s.^[4]

Notable people

Arvind Apte (1934–2014), Indian cricketer
Babasaheb Apte (1903–1971), an early RSS pracharak
Balavant Apte, Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte (1939–2012), BJP politician
Devdas Apte (born 1934), Indian politician
Hari Narayan Apte (1864–1919), Marathi writer
Madhav Apte (1932–2019), Indian cricketer
Narayan Apte (1911–1949), convicted for assassination of M K Gandhi
Narayan Hari Apte (1889–1971), Marathi author and script-writer
S. S. Apte or Shivram Shankar Apte (1907–1985), RSS pracharak and founder of Vishva Hindu Parishad
Vaman Shivram Apte (1858–1892), Indian lexicographer
Vinay Apte (1951–2013), Indian television actor
Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian actress
Prakash Apte, professor
Urmila Balawant Apte, founder of the women's organization Bhartiya Stree Shakti
Sunila Apte, female badminton player
Minoti Apte, Indian medical researcher
Radhika Apte (born 1985), Indian actress

References

This page lists people with the surname Apte.
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[1] ttps://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=apte

[2] ttps://discover.23andme.com/last-name/Apte

[3] ttps://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/apte

[4] ttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8.pdf

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