A number of notable people have the surname Singh :
During Mughal times areas Hastinapur was ruled by the Gujjar Raja Nain Singh Nagar. He built many temples in and around Hastinapur. In the present day, Hastinapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, around 37 km from Meerut and 110 km from Delhi.