Their surnames are derived from the names of the forest villages where they were originally placed. These surnames include Athaghara, Badgaway, Barahapuriya, Bhadani, Charanpahari, Ekghara, Gowardhan, Kandhaway, Kapasimey, Krishan-kunda, Kutariyaar, Lohani, Pawanchaudaha, Seth, Tarway, and Vaishakhiyar.

The Vaishya Vani community is associated with several common surnames such as Narkar, Pilankar, Bandekar, Korgaonkar, Kanekar, Shetye, Tamboli, Saple, Dhamnaskar, Dhavale, Govekar, Taishete, Nagvekar, Kamerkar, Kanade, Kesarkar, Padte, Berde, Gavandalkar, Teli, Narvekar, Khalap, Banare, Bidaye, Bobhate, Chavan, Mejari, Redij, Sadadekar, Damodare, Gangan, Shirodkar, Khatu, Lad, Munj, Khadye, Alve, Ardekar, and many more.