Kumaraswamy or Coomaraswamy or Kumarasamy (; ) is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. Kumaraswamy is one of the many names of the Hindu god Murugan. Notable people Given name Arumugampillai Coomaraswamy (1783–1836), Ceylonese politician C. Coomaraswamy (born 1887), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat D. Kumaraswamy (born 1906), Indonesian community leader H. D. Kumaraswamy (born 1957), Indian politician K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder, Indian politician Kumaraswamy Pulavar (1854–1922), Ceylonese scholar and poet Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy, Indian politician Poondi Kumaraswamy (1930-1988) Indian hydrologist P. Coomaraswamy (1849–1906), Ceylonese lawyer and politician P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (1898–1957), Indian politician P. T. Kumarasamy Chetty, Indian politician and businessman S. Kumarasamy, Indian politician and social worker Sundar Kumarasamy, American educator S. V. Kumaraswamy (born 1918), Indian cricket official V. Coomaraswamy (1892-1972), Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat V. Kumaraswamy, Ceylonese lawyer and politician Surname Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877–1947), Ceylonese historian and art philosopher Coomarasamy Balasingham (1917–2001), Ceylonese civil servant Coomaraswamy Vanniasingam (1911–1959), Ceylonese politician Indrajit Coomaraswamy (born 1950), Sri Lankan economist James Coomarasamy, British broadcaster Kumarasami Kamaraj (1903–1975), Indian politician Kumaraswamy Nandagopan (1976–2008), Sri Lankan paramilitary operative Muthu Coomaraswamy (1833–1879), Ceylonese politician, father of Ananda Coomaraswamy Punch Coomaraswamy (1925–1999), Singaporean judge and diplomat Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 1953), Sri Lankan lawyer Rajendra Coomaraswamy (1915–1981), Sri Lankan civil servant Satyendra Coomaraswamy (1920–1988), Sri Lankan cricketer See also Tamil masculine given names