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Notifications of name changes published in Sinhala newspapers during 1993 to 1995, and in1976 were analyzed to see patterns of family name changes and changes of caste status associated with assumption of new family names. Altogether 12547 notifications of name changes were reported during this period. The analysis showed that 71% of the notifications were about changing family names. 36% of the notifications of family name changes were about changing family names of the whole family to assume high caste status, while individuals assuming high caste/class family names notified 64% of family name changes, both by the individuals and the families, 76% have assumed high cast names, 16% changed to a caste names, and the rest were change of family names within their own castes. The paper argues that the assumption of high cast names by the ‘low castes’ does not necessarily lead to changing of caste status to high caste. Such an argument can be a valid one only in the case of name changes notified by the whole family assuming high caste status, which is about 26% of the total notifications. Any family name changes,(74%) were notified by individuals who liked to be called by a name that is nonderogatory, pleasant and prestigious. Which enables better face-to-face relationships, facilitates communication and dealing in the wider society. Thus, individual personal names are loosing their traditional strength as a identifier of caste, family and village of residence among the ‘low a person has assumed a new role as a marker of class and prestige than an identifier of caste—a phenomenon present among the Sinhalese than in any other ethnic group in Sri Lanka.

Destigmatizing The Name Or Moving Up In The Caste Ladder: Family Name Changes Among The Sinhalese