Noon (surname)

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Noon
Jāti Jat and Rajput
Religions Star and Crescent.svg Islam, Om.svg Hinduism & Khanda.svg Sikhism
Languages Punjabi
CountryFlag of India.svg  India, Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Region Punjab
Ethnicity Punjabi
Feudal title Malik

Noon is a surname and Punjabi clan of India and Pakistan. [1] They are categorized both Rajput and Jat. [2] [3] [4] It can also be a variant of Noone, a surname of Gaelic origin.

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Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, are listed below.

People with the surname Noon

People from Pakistan and India

People from elsewhere

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References

  1. Amjad Mahmood (21 December 2020). "Sargodha's citrus claim to fame". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024. With a population of around 4.9m in the district, Jatt is the major tribe whose sub-clans like Noons, Ranjhas, Pirachas, Cheemas, Gondals, Midhianas, Chatthas, Tiwanas and Luks are mostly engaged with farming.
  2. Mandal, U. C. (1997). Bureaucracy Growth And Devel. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 96. ISBN   9788185431840. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. Kamra, Sukeshi (2002). Bearing Witness: Partition, Independence, End of the Raj. University of Calgary Press. p. 333. ISBN   9781552380413.
  4. "Noon clan and Firoz Khan Noon (see page 5 of 60)" (PDF). Bitstream. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. "Feroz Khan Noon profile". Story of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. "Veteran politician Anwar Noon is no more". Dawn newspaper. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2024.