Answer

The Jain surname/community name Kathed is understood within the Marwari Oswal Jain tradition as belonging to the wider Oswal Jain community, especially among Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī Jains in many families.

Based on what you shared, the family tradition that Kathed Jains have Ashapura Mata as Kuldevi and roots connected with Rajasthan is consistent with many Marwari Oswal Jain family patterns, where surnames, gotras, native places, and Kuldevis are preserved through family lineage.

Explanation

In Jain Marwari communities, surnames like Kathed often developed from one or more of the following:

• Place-based origin — linked to an ancestral village, town, or region in Rajasthan.
• Clan or lineage identity — connected with an Oswal Jain family branch.
• Traditional family occupation or social identity — though this is not always clear today.
• Migration history — many Oswal Jain families migrated from Rajasthan to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and other regions while preserving their surname and Kuldevi tradition.

The name Kathed may also appear with spelling variations depending on region and language, such as:

• Kathed
• Kathediya / Kathedia
• Kathod / Kathot in some regional usage

However, without a verified community genealogy, it would not be proper to state one exact origin with certainty.

Kuldevi: Ashapura Mata

Ashapura Mata is a widely revered Kuldevi among many Rajasthani communities, including several Jain families. In Jain households, Kuldevi devotion is usually understood as a family-tradition practice, while the central Jain spiritual refuge remains:

• Arihant Bhagwan
• Siddha Bhagwan
• Acharya
• Upadhyay
• Sadhu-Sadhvi Bhagwant
• Jain Dharma and its principles of ahiṃsā, aparigraha, and samyag darshan

So, having Ashapura Mata as Kuldevi does not contradict being Jain, as long as the family’s primary religious path remains rooted in Jain Dharma.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, surname and lineage are part of worldly identity, but the deeper spiritual identity is the jīva, the soul. A person’s true progress depends not on surname, caste, or clan, but on:

• Right faith
• Right knowledge
• Right conduct
• Compassion
• Non-violence
• Self-discipline

Takeaway

Kathed Jains are traditionally connected with the Marwari Oswal Jain community, and in many families the Kuldevi is Ashapura Mata of Rajasthan. For the exact origin of your particular Kathed lineage, the most reliable source would be your family’s elder records, native village history, or Oswal community genealogy maintained by traditional family record-keepers.