Bajaj is an Indian surname use by the Hindus of Arora, Bania and Khatri castes, as well as by the Jains and the Sikhs of Punjab and Rajasthan.[1][2][3]
Origin
The surname Bajaj might have originated from the Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic word Bazzāz.[1]
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
- Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
- Abhishek Bajaj, Indian actor
- Ajeet Bajaj, first Indian to ski to the North Pole
- Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.
- Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj Group
- Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
- Rahul Bajaj (1938–2022), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, former chairman of Bajaj Auto, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Rahul Bajaj, Indian golfer, 2010 Asian Games silver medalist
- Sheena Bajaj, Indian actress
References
- 1 2 Patrick, Hanks (January 2006). "Bajaj". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
- ↑ Hoppenstand, Gary. The Journal of Popular Culture: Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2007. Blackwell Pub. p. 484.
Other well - known Jain surnames are Bajaj, Dalmaia, Geonka, Birl, and Jain. The Kerala Malayali Brahmans use the surname Nambutri, while Malayali Nayars have such surnames as Nair and Menon. Bengali names, which end with the ...
- ↑ Sharma, D. D. (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-8324-078-9.
...In punjab there are a number of surnames / subcastes such as Bedi, Bajaj, Sūri, Maini, Aroṛā, Kohli, Sāhni among the (Khatri)..