The historian Robert Vane Russell noted that the Ahirwar are among the Bharia groups with a name connoting descent from a mixed marriage or outside entrance into the clan, with "Ahirwar" meaning, "descendants of an Ahir".
The historian Robert Vane Russell noted that the Ahirwar are among the Bharia groups with a name connoting descent from a mixed marriage. They are also believed to be originated from various caste groups who were expelled outside to the clan, with "Ahirwar" meaning, "descendants of an expelled out Ahir".