Kamble

Kamble is a Marathi Indian surname commonly used by communities residing in Maharashtra. The word "kamble" is literally translated as "cotton blankets" and could very well be derived from it; though there also existed clan, namely Sonkamble, and this could be its derivation, too.

The surname is usually found amongst Marathi Buddhists (generally converted from Mahar caste) who were cotton farmers and weavers in the region of Vidarbha. The surname though can now be found in most other Marathi communities too like Kunbi, Shimpi, Vani, Aagri, Gosavi(Giri), certain Brahmin subcastes (like Karhades and Panchals), marathi Jains, Mang(Matang), Dhangar, etc. The surname is also shared by Maratha-kunbi, teli, Maratha especially in Satara region and Mahar communities of Maharashtra .The surname is also found amongst Lohar, Vishwakarmas (Panchal,also called Vishwabrahmins), Holeyas, saitwal(native Jain community), etc. Finally, it is also sometimes found in native Marathi groups like Bhois and certain tribes in NT-B.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Arun Krushnaji Kamble (1953–2009), Indian Marathi writer, politician and activist
 * Arvind Kamble, Indian politician
 * B. C. Kamble (1919–2006), Indian politician, writer, editor, jurist, and social activist
 * Babytai Kamble (1929–2012), Indian Dalit activist and writer
 * Bhausaheb Malhari Kamble, Indian politician
 * D. N. P. Kamble (Devrao Namdevrao Pathrikar Kamble), Indian politician from the 1950s
 * Dilip Kamble (born 1963), Indian politician
 * G. Kamble (Gopal Balwant Kamble, 1918–2002), Indian painter
 * Milind Kamble, Indian entrepreneur
 * Milind Anna Kamble, Indian politician
 * N. M. Kamble (Narendra Marutrao Kamble,1925–2021), Indian politician
 * Nivruti Satwaji Kamble, Indian politician of the 1970s
 * Pramod Kamble (born 1964), Indian painter and sculptor
 * Ranjit Kamble, Indian politician
 * Shantabai Kamble (1923–2023), Indian Marathi writer and Dalit activist
 * Shivaji Kamble, Indian politician
 * Sunil Kamble, Indian politician
 * Sunita Kamble, Indian veterinarian
 * T. M. Kamble (d. 2013), Indian politician and Ambedkarite activist
 * Tulsiram Kamble, Indian politician of the 1960s and 1970s
 * Uttam Kamble, Indian journalist and author