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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 Bhangi (Chuhra) and Mirasi castes. [3] [4]
Singh is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice and to emulate Rajput naming conventions. As a surname or a middle name, it is now found throughout the world across communities and religious groups, becoming more of a generic, caste-neutral, decorative name.
Bisht is a surname found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and country Nepal. The term "Bisht" originally referred to someone who held a land grant from the government. The Bisht families in Uttarakhand were chiefly Thokdars(Zamindars) of Thuljat origin. In Uttrakhand, Bishts are generally Kshatriya Rajputs. In Nepal, Bisht was adopted as a surname by Raute and Raji people. Bishta, as Bista, was also used as a surname used by Khas people, group under the caste Chhetri.
Dhillon is a one of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Dhillon sardars (chiefs) ruled the Bhangi Misl in the Sikh confederacy.
Aulakh is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Deol is a Sikh Jat surname native to the Punjab region of India.
Sangwan is a surname and clan of the Jat people found in the Indian states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Grewal or Garewal is a family name historically used in India and Pakistan as a gotra (clan) of Jat people.
Sidhu is a Punjabi Jat clan found in Punjab.
Dhingra is a Sikh name and an Arora Khatri surname and also a Jat clan.
Randhawa is a Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Randhawa name has special significance in the history of the Sikh faith, the first appointed Granthi was a Randhawa There are also adherents of Hinduism and Islam belonging to the Randhawa clan.
Jat Sikh or Jatt Sikh is an ethnoreligious group, a subgroup of the Jat people whose traditional religion is Sikhism, originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab, India owing to their large land holdings. They form an estimated 20–25% of the population of the Indian state of Punjab. They form at least half of the Sikh population in Punjab, with some sources estimating them to be about 60–66% appx. two-third of the Sikh population.
Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources.
Ror is a caste found primarily in the Indian state of Haryana.
Dhaliwal, also known as Dhariwal, is a surname and clan found among the Jat Sikhs of Punjab, India. Historically, they were influential sardars under the Singh Krora Misl during the Sikh Confederacy in India.
Chhokar, sometime spell as Chokar or Chokhar, is a clan of the Hindu and Muslim Gurjar people found in the south Asian regions of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Brar is a surname, and a Jat clan from the Punjab region.
Chauhan is a surname of various Indian communities.
Maan or Mann is an Indian surname used by the Jat people in the states of Punjab and Haryana.
The Kaikadi are a community in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Their name is derived from kai and kade, while the community derives its name from kai and kadi. Traditionally, they were nomadic, mainly wandering in the Vidarbha region of the state, but most have now settled down. They speak Kaikadi, a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil with significant Indo-Aryan admixture. They practice the puberty function like other Tamil communities.
Chudasama is an Indian surname of Hindu origin. It is found caste groups of the Gujarat state in India, including the Mer, Mochi, and Bhangi (Chuhra).
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.
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