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| Patel is surname used by kolis of gujarat.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA693&dq=Koli+Patel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtp-ff6eziAhVGf30KHQtGDRAQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patel&f=false|title=Gujarat|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|date=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179911044|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Patel''' is an ] surname, predominantly in the state of ], India, representing a community of agriculturalists and merchants. The surname was a status name referring to village headsmen during medieval ages, and was later adopted by various communities of land owners.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/%E2%80%98Patel%E2%80%99-the-most-common-Indian-surname-Oxford/article16666859.ece|title=‘Patel’, the most common Indian surname: Oxford|date=2016-11-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-15|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> including the ]s, ]s, some ]s and ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sheikh,|first1=Aziz|last2=Gatrad|first2=Abdul Rashid|title=Caring for Muslim Patients edited by Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad|date=2000|publisher=Radcliffe Medical Press Limited|location=Oxford|isbn=1 857 75372 0|page=65|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JQwlR3tu3LYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA57&dq=patel+muslim+surname&ots=iXzFOL61ay&sig=siNhdMRPl-OYcpo40ZXP7WYReM8#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4Cy_-FXW9BQC&pg=PA693&dq=Koli+Patel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ_u7JmrrdAhUBErwKHVeIDwEQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patel&f=false|title=Gujarat|date=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788179911044|language=en}}</ref> Today, there are currently two major branches of people bearing the surname: ] and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/OldNewsPage/?Id=7466&The/Gujarat/Model/That/Did/Not/Work/for/the/Patidars|title=The Gujarat Model That Did Not Work for the Patidars|last=patel|first=anoop|newspaper=The Citizen|access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref> The branches are distinguished mainly by geographic location and varying cultural practices. There are roughly 500,000 Patels outside India, including 150,000 in Britain and 150,000 in the US.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|title=Global Gujaratis: Now in 129 nations|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/global-gujaratis-now-in-129-nations/articleshow/45748322.cms|first=Chidanand|last=Rajghatta|publisher=]|date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> Nearly 1 in 10 people of Indian origin in the US is a Patel.<ref name=toi></ref> | |||
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Patel is surname used by kolis of gujarat.
Etymology
The term patel derives from the word community Patidar, literally "one who holds (owned) pieces of land called patis", implying a higher economic status than that of the landless.
Geographical distribution
The surname historically originated in the Indian state of Gujarat, where it is among the most common of surnames. Today, the name is across India, as well as several other countries.
The surname is also common in the Indian diaspora. In the United States of America, several people with this surname are involved in the motel business, and this has been noted in the popular media.
See also
References
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911044.
- Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, women, and the success of dairy cooperatives in India: making place for rural development. Cambria Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- Washburn, Edward (2005). India Old and New: With a Memorial Address. p. 178. ISBN 0-543-99414-7.
- Padma Rangaswamy (2015). "Hotel and Motel Business, Indian Americans in the". In Huping Ling; Allan W. Austin (eds.). Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-317-47645-0.
- South Asian diaspora in North America: an annotated bibliography. Kalinga Publications. 2002. p. 154. ISBN 978-81-87644-42-2.