Bajaj (surname)

Bajaj is a Punjabi Arora surname.[1][2]

## Origin[edit]

Bajaj name might be originated from Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic Bazzāz.[3]

## Notable people[edit]

Notable people with this surname include:

* Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
* Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, DC
* Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies
* Rahul Bajaj (born 1938), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, and MP of Rajya Sabha
* Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj

## See also[edit]

* Arora
* Khatri

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hoppenstand, Gary. The Journal of Popular Culture: Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2007. Blackwell Pub. p. 484\. "Other well - known Jain surnames are Bajaj , Dalmaia , Geonka , Birl , and Jain . The Kerala Malayali Brahmans use the surname Nambutri , while Malayali Nayars have such surnames as Nair and Menon . Bengali names , which end with the ..."
2. ^ Sharma, D. D. (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publications. p. 15\. ISBN 978-81-8324-078-9. "...In punjab there are a number of surnames / subcastes such as Bedi , Bajaj , Sūri , Maini , Aroṛā , Kohli , Sāhni among the (Khatri).."
3. ^ Patrick, Hanks (January 2006). "Bajaj". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.

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Ethnic groups, social groups and tribes of the Punjabis

Agrawal|

* Bansal

Arains|

* Rayeen
* Mian
* Mehr
* Kardar
* Ramay

Ahirs|

* Yaduvanshi Ahirs
* Ahirs
* Ghosi
* Hindu Ghosi
* Aharwar
* Ranghar

Awan|

* Alvi
* Ahmed Gul Khel
* Budhal
* Khattar
* Khokhar
* Malik

Chauhans|

* Khandowya

Scheduled Castes|

* Ad-Dharmi
* Balmiki
* Bazigar
* Chamar
* Khatik
* Mazhabi Sikh
* Mochi
* Mirasi
* Nat
* Ramdasia Sikh
* Ravidasi

Gakhars|

* Kayani

Gurjars|

* Gurjara-Pratihara
* Bhati
* Baisla

Jats|

* Aulakh
* Bajwa
* Bhutta
* Buttar
* Chaudhary
* Cheema
* Chohan
* Dhankhar
* Deol
* Gill
* Grewal
* Jaswal
* Kahlon
* Kharal
* Khokhar
* Maan
* Malhi
* Noon
* Ranjha
* Randhawa
* Sandhu
* Sekhon
* Sidhu
* Sial tribe
* Sipra
* Sodhi
* Sohal
* Tiwana
* Virk
* Warraich
* Wyne

Labana|

* Labana

Khatris|

* Anand
* Bhamba
* Bhambri
* Bhandari
* Bhasin
* Bindra
* Chadha
* Chopra
* Dhawan
* Duggal
* Gambhir
* Ghai
* Gujral
* Kakkar
* Kandhari
* Kapoor
* Khanna
* Khattar
* Khosla
* Khukhrain
* Kohli
* Khullar
* Madhok
* Mahendru
* Makan
* Malhotra
* Mehra
* Mehrotra
* Nagpal
* Nanda
* Narula
* Nayyar
* Oberoi
* Puri
* Roshan
* Sabharwal
* Sahni
* Sehgal
* Seth
* Sethi
* Sodhi
* Soni
* Talwar
* Tandon
* Thapar
* Trehan
* Vadera
* Vadra
* Vohra

Mohyal Brahmins|

* Bali
* Bhimwal
* Chhibber
* Datt
* Lau
* Mohan
* Vaid

Rajputs|

* Jarral
* Bhatti
* Janjua
* Rathore
* Chauhan
* Minhas
* Jaswal
* Jamwal
* Rana
* Raja
* Wattoo

Tarkhans|

* Panesar
* Sohal

Others|

* Arora
* Bagga
* Bakarwal
* Bania
* Dogar
* Kamboj
* Kumhar
* Saini
* Sansi
* Sayyid
* Shaikh

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