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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''') is a clan name or '']'' of ]s from the ] of ] and ]. | |||
==Notable people== | |||
== Among Dalits == | |||
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 == | |||
Atwal is also the name of a ] clan/sub-caste in the Punjab. Some ]s clans have outcaste Atwals and consider Atwal to be "degraded" ]s for marrying into Dalits. | |||
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== Religion == | |||
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After settling in West Punjab, many Atwal Jats converted to ] although most Atwals in India are ]. Their villages of origin are Khurdpur, Shankar and ], in the ] region of ]. | |||
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== Atwals today == | |||
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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 ]. | |||
== Famous Atwals == | |||
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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.
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