Grover (surname)

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Language(s) English, Punjabi

Grover is a surname found with people in India as well as with people of English ancestry. The two names, however, are distinct in formation and share no common origins. In India, the Grovers are a clan among the Punjabi Khatris and the word is the anglicized version of "Guruwara". [1] The Grovers were concentrated in the cities of Jhang, Multan, Mianwali, Lahore, Amritsar and Sialkot before the partition of India. [2]

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References

  1. Puri, Baij Nath (1988). The Khatris, a Socio-cultural Study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors.
  2. A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN   978-81-85297-69-9.