Hans (clan)

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Hans
Arora, Jat, Chuhra, and Mirasi
Ethnicity Punjabis
Language Punjabi

Hans is a Punjabi Surname used by the Arora caste in India. It originates from the Sanskrit hams, meaning swan or goose. [1] It is also a Jat clan. [2] The name can also be found amongst the Mirasi castes. [3]

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. -127. ISBN   978-0195081374.
  2. Peacock, Andrew Charles Spencer (2017). Islamisation : comparative perspectives from history. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 386. ISBN   978-1-4744-1713-6. OCLC   981708615. For the Khokhars, such alliances can be dated back to the mid-fifteenth century, while similar marital alliances with the shrine can be traced for other Jat clans, such as the Bhattis, Hans and Dhudhis.
  3. People of India. Punjab. I. J. S. Bansal, Swaran Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. New Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. 2003. pp. 60, 322. ISBN   81-7304-123-7. OCLC   55042800.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)