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'''Atwal''' or '''Athwal''' is a Sikh family name derived from a tribe of ]. It is also a ] clan<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.}}{{Cn}}</ref> | ||
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Sikh clan of Jat originAtwal or Athwal is a Sikh family name derived from a tribe of Jats. It is also a Jat clan
Notable people
Notable people with the surname which might or maybe not related to Atwal last name 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
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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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