Sethi (sometimes spelled Seth) is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India. [1] The surname is also found among Arora. [2]
Sethi is derived from the Sanskrit word "Sreshta" meaning "Pure" or "Superior". [3] [4] [ page needed ]
Ahuja is a Punjabi and Sindhi Hindu and Sikh surname. It is held by Hindus and Sikhs of Arora, Jat, and Amil Lohana communities. Ahuja means "descendant of Ahu".
Atwal or Athwal is a Sikh surname of Jats.
Dhingra is a Hindu and Sikh name that belongs to the Arora Khatri caste.
Ahluwalia is a surname native to the Punjab region of India. It is derived from the words "Ahlu" and "walia". It was first adopted by the Sikh chief Jassa Singh, the leader of the Ahluwalia misl. The surname was later adopted by many others, including the members who were not his descendants, leading to the formation of the Ahluwalia caste.
Sehgal, also spelled Segal, Saigol or Saigal, is a Punjabi Khatri surname, originating from Punjab in India and Pakistan.
Duggal is a surname used by Punjabi Khatris.
Sabharwal is a surname originating among Hindu and Sikh Khatris of the Punjab region in India.
Bindra is a Punjabi surname found among Hindu Khatris and Sikh Jatts. Many Bindras, along with many other Hindu Khatri clans were native to the Rawalpindi district of West Punjab before the Partition of India.
Khanna is a name.
Kakkar or Kakar is an Indian surname originating with the founder of a Bahri clan. It is associated with the Khatri caste of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. Whilst the Dictionary of American Family Names states that the etymology derives from the Sanskrit word karalagni, used in reference to the Sun and translating as "one who holds fire in its hands", the historians R. C. Dogra and Baij Nath Puri, believe it is derived from the word Karkar, meaning strong or powerful.
Tandon is a surname found among the Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Chawla, also spelled Chowla, is a surname of Punjabi and Sindhi Hindus and Sikhs of India. It originates from the name of a clan of the Arora caste, likely stemming from the crop word chawal, which means rice.
Mehra is a Khatri Hindu surname found in India, predominantly in the Punjab, Delhi and Jammu Regions. They generally come under the Dhai Ghar group of the Khatri Caste. Mehra surname are mainly Khatri in origin but many clans from other states also uses this surname as well. They are also known as Kashyap Rajputs. This surname derives from the word Mihir, meaning sun or master.
Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus and Sikhs of Punjab, India. It is also used by people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and other parts of Central India.
Wadhwa is a surname of Indian origin and the Khatri caste of Punjab.
Chopra is a surname of the Khatri community mainly based in Haryana and Indian Punjab. Chopra Khatris belonged to the Bahri family-group, which also includes the subclans Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra.
Talwar is an Indian surname originating in the Khatri and Sikh communities of Punjab. It is derived from the word "talvar" meaning sword.
Kalra is an Arora Khatri Hindu and Sikh surname originating in the Punjab region.
Bhasin is a surname and clan of the Punjabi Khatris of India. Bhasin translates to "sun".
Uppal is an Indian and Pakistani surname. It is also found as clan name among the Khatris and Jats.
