Dravid (surname)

Dravid (द्रविड) is a surname found in the Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin community in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, India. A significant population has emigrated to Madhya Pradesh and Varanasi among other places.

Notable people

 * Rahul Dravid (born 1973), former captain of the Indian national cricket team
 * Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid (1899-1950), Indian writer, scholar, grammarian and translator of Sanskrit literature