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| '''Atwal''' or '''Athwal''' is a Sikh surname of ].<ref name="Hank">{{cite book |editor1-last=Hanks |editor1-first=Patrick |editor2-last=Coates |editor2-first=Richard |editor3-last=McClure |editor3-first=Peter |editor1-link=Patrick Hanks |editor2-link=Richard Coates |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |year=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-967776-4 |pages=xlvii, 97 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PR47 |quote=p. xlvii: Only about 200 Sikh family names in Britain are not also found in the Hindu community; these include Atwal, Chahal, and Johal, which are all Jat clan names. ... p. 97: Atwal ... Variants: Athwal ... Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat tribe.}}</ref> | |||
| '''Atwal''' (also '''Attwal''' or '''Athwal''') (]: '''अटवाल''', ]: '''ਅਟਵਾਲ''')is a clan name or '']'' of ]s from the ] of ] and ]. Atwal is derived from sanskrit word ''Attalika'' meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals. <ref name=" Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar"> Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik ] ] (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998</ref> | |||
| ==Notable people== | |||
| == Atwals today == | |||
| Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include: | |||
| ⚫ | *], Indian golfer | ||
| *], Indian police officer | |||
| ⚫ | *], Indian politician | ||
| *], Indian-American geneticist | |||
| *], British Punjabi writer | |||
| *], Indian politician | |||
| *], British politician | |||
| *], Canadian businessman | |||
| *], British Indian actress | |||
| == References == | |||
| Members of the clan were originally based in villages in northwest India. Due to emigration during the 20th century, members can be found around the world, including in the ], the ] and ]. | |||
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| In punjab most Atwal's came from the village of Pharala (dist. Nawanshahar) some Atwal's went to Pakistan from Pharala during partition. Some returned to settle near Pharala in pind's such as Bir Powad . | |||
| == Famous Atwals == | |||
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| *], prominent engineer | |||
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Surname list
Atwal or Athwal is a Sikh surname of Jats.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include:
- Arjun Atwal, Indian golfer
- A. S. Atwal, Indian police officer
- Charanjit Singh Atwal, Indian politician
- Dilbagh Singh Athwal, Indian-American geneticist
- Harjeet Atwal, British Punjabi writer
- Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, Indian politician
- Jas Athwal, British politician
- Jaspal Atwal, Canadian businessman
- Taj Atwal, British Indian actress
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. xlvii, 97. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4.
p. xlvii: Only about 200 Sikh family names in Britain are not also found in the Hindu community; these include Atwal, Chahal, and Johal, which are all Jat clan names. ... p. 97: Atwal ... Variants: Athwal ... Indian (Panjab): Sikh, based on the name of a Jat tribe.
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Atwal. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: