As it was a purely administrative position, the title holder could belong to diverse ethnic groups and religions.
The original Tai-Ahom name of the position was ru-ring which later was translated as 'Hazarika' in Assamese.
The surname mostly belongs to the Ahom, Chutia and Koch ethnic groups.
For example, during the reign of the Ahom king Susenphaa, the Banrukia Hazarika was of Chutia origins.
[2] At the start of the Moamoria rebellion, Kirtichandra Barbarua first sent a force led by a Chutia Hazarika to fight the rebels, who was killed in the battle.