Menon (title)
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Kerala Mostly in Malabar or Cochin. | |
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| Malayalam | |
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| Hinduism |
Menon is a surname of the Nair community of Kerala, India, and was an honorific hereditary title, often used as an affix to one's name, bestowed by the various kings of Kerala (including the Zamorin) to the members Kiryathil subcaste of Nairs.[1] The recipient of the title held it lifelong, and the male members of his family held it in perpetuity along the matrilineal line.
The Menons were feudal landlords or Naduvazis and often engaged in various administrative duties, such as being scribes and accountants, in service of the kings of Kerala, with some of them being related to the Cochin Royalty. Members of the Cochin Royal Family were often married to aristocratic Menon families. Thus the children of such Maharajahs held the Menon title.[2][3][4]
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- ^ "Cochin Royal Family Historical Society | Family History". 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.