Hiremath is a surname originating from the North Karnataka region of India and it belongs to the Veerashaiva Jangam community. According to the Encyclopaedia of Indian Surnames (2002), the surname indicates association with a particular religious institution: the prefix "Hire" is the name of a matha. "Hire" in Kannada is derived from "Hiriya" which mean senior, first born, elder, great, elderly or superior. Notable people with this surname include:
Panchakshari Hiremath (born 1933), Indian writer and poet R. C. Hiremath (1920–1998), Indian writer Satish Hiremath (born 1963), American politician Shirish Hiremath (born 1951), Indian cardiologist S. R. Hiremath, Indian activist
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