Virk

Last updated February 04, 2024

In India, Virk is a last name which is based on that of a Jat clan supposedly founded by a Rajput called Virak.^[1]

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:

Adnan Virk, Canadian television sportscaster
Ammy Virk, Indian Punjabi-language singer
Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior^[2]
Kuwar Virk, Indian singer
Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant
Manjinder Virk (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer
Shahab-ud-Din Virk (died 1946) British Indian lawyer and politician
Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist

Other

Virk (վիրք), one of the Armenian-language names of Georgia

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References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2801. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
↑ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0199756551 . Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2801. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

[Dhavan-2] Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0199756551 . Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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