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'''Patel''' is indian surname used by ] of ].<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><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Aou17T8KaEEC&pg=PA297&dq=Koli+Patel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjji5iR7uziAhUCWCsKHbrIAGYQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patel&f=false|title=Caste and Democratic Politics in India|last=Shah|first=Ghanshyam|date=2004|publisher=Permanent Black|isbn=9788178240954|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hEtwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=Koli+Patel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjji5iR7uziAhUCWCsKHbrIAGYQ6AEILTAD#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patel&f=false|title=By-Ways of Bombay|last=Edwardes|first=S. M.|date=2018-09-21|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand|isbn=9783734052859|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hhhuAAAAMAAJ&q=Koli+Patel&dq=Koli+Patel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjji5iR7uziAhUCWCsKHbrIAGYQ6AEIMzAE|title=Daman and Diu|last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|last2=Solanki|first2=B. R.|last3=Sinha|first3=N. K.|last4=Pereira|first4=Jaime F.|last5=India|first5=Anthropological Survey of|date=1994|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=9788171547616|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=UKybDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT113&dq=Koli+Patels&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYsJ2D7-ziAhUaeisKHX99B8wQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patels&f=false|title=Communities, Networks and Ethnic Politics|last=Hahlo|first=Ken|date=2018-08-10|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780429864353|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NvqVzpR0MbkC&pg=PA102&dq=Koli+Patels&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYsJ2D7-ziAhUaeisKHX99B8wQ6AEINjAE#v=onepage&q=Koli%20Patels&f=false|title=Diversification and Sustainable Rural Livelihood: A Study in Semi-arid Villages of Western India|last=Shylendra|first=H. S.|last2=Rani|first2=Uma|date=2005|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788180692055|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=4 June 2015}}</ref> Nearly 1 in 10 people of Indian origin in the US is a Patel.<ref name=toi></ref>


==Etymology== ==Etymology==

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Patel is indian 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

  1. Singh, Kumar Suresh (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 9788179911044.
  2. Shah, Ghanshyam (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Permanent Black. ISBN 9788178240954.
  3. Edwardes, S. M. (2018-09-21). By-Ways of Bombay. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783734052859.
  4. Singh, Kumar Suresh; Solanki, B. R.; Sinha, N. K.; Pereira, Jaime F.; India, Anthropological Survey of (1994). Daman and Diu. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788171547616.
  5. Hahlo, Ken (2018-08-10). Communities, Networks and Ethnic Politics. Routledge. ISBN 9780429864353.
  6. Shylendra, H. S.; Rani, Uma (2005). Diversification and Sustainable Rural Livelihood: A Study in Semi-arid Villages of Western India. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180692055.
  7. 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.
  8. Washburn, Edward (2005). India Old and New: With a Memorial Address. p. 178. ISBN 0-543-99414-7.
  9. 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.
  10. South Asian diaspora in North America: an annotated bibliography. Kalinga Publications. 2002. p. 154. ISBN 978-81-87644-42-2.
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