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' The Bangera surname ( ಬಂಗೇರ / बङ्गेर ) appears to have been named after ‘bangare’ (ಬಂಗರೆ / बङ्गरॆ ) or ‘bengare’ (ಬೆಂಗರೆ / बॆङ्गरॆ ) (= the sandy barrier spit along the coast), near Hoode, the estuary of Swarna and Sita rivers north of the town of Udupi in Karnataka state, India. It is a family name belonging to the Sappaliga sub-community of the Mogaveera community.""
The Bangeras follow the Moolasthana system of Tulu lineages - Bari system (ಬರಿ / बरि). The bari (lineage) concept is similar to the ‘gotra’ in Brahmin communities. Many of the bari names may have come from the place of their early settlement. Tulu people do not marry within the same lineage. For example, A boy from Bangera ‘bari’(=lineage) is not permitted to marry a girl of the bangera lineage. They are supposed to be brother and sister in relationship, being derived from the same bloodline or lineage.
The Bangera's share their lineage Amin, Chandan, Gujaran, Kanchan, Karkera, Kotian, Kunder, Maindan, Mendon, Naika, Pangal, Puthran, Rao, Salian, Sapaliga, Shriyan, Suvarna, Thingalaya, and Tholar.
There are also Roman Catholic Bangeras.