Apte
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Apte is an Indian surname native to Maharashtra found in Chitpavan Brahmins belonging to the Kaushik gotra.
The surname may have come from the word "Apta", another name for Bauhinia racemosa. The Kuladevata (family deity) of this Clan is Shree Dev Vyadeshwar of Guhagar and Yogeshvari of Ambajogai, the Gramadevata (Village Deity) is Betal also known as Vetoba of Shiroda (Maharashtra).They are the followers of Taittiriya Shakha and Hiranyakeshi Sutra of the Yajurveda.
