Virk

Last updated July 31, 2025

Virk is a last name used by Sikhs in Punjab, India, which is based on that of a Jat clan founded by a Rajput called Virak.^[1]^[2]

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
Amrita Singh, Indian actress
Bakhshish Singh Virk, Indian politician
Harbans Singh Virk, army officer who served in the British Indian Army and the Indian Army
Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
Nawab Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior^[3]
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
Navneet Nishan, Indian TV actress
Shahab-ud-Din Virk, British Indian lawyer and politician

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. Virk: Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan. The founder of the clan is believed to have been a Rajput called Virak
↑ Journal, Dental Anthropology. "Dental Anthropology Journal". journal.dentalanthropology.org (23 ed.). p. 1. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Traditionally, the Jat Sikhs have been endogamous at caste level and exogamous at the (gotra) sub-caste level (Sidhu, 2003). These are divided into numerous clans like Aulak, Bains, Bajwa, Bal, Bath, Bhullar, Chahal, Dhaliwal, Dhillon, Dosanjh, Gill, Grewal, Hundal, Kang, Randhawa, Sahota, Sidhu and Virk.
↑ 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. Virk: Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat clan. The founder of the clan is believed to have been a Rajput called Virak

[2] Journal, Dental Anthropology. "Dental Anthropology Journal". journal.dentalanthropology.org (23 ed.). p. 1. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Traditionally, the Jat Sikhs have been endogamous at caste level and exogamous at the (gotra) sub-caste level (Sidhu, 2003). These are divided into numerous clans like Aulak, Bains, Bajwa, Bal, Bath, Bhullar, Chahal, Dhaliwal, Dhillon, Dosanjh, Gill, Grewal, Hundal, Kang, Randhawa, Sahota, Sidhu and Virk.

[Dhavan-3] 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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