Atwal

Atwal or Athwal is a Sikh family name derived from a tribe of Jats. It is also a Jat clan.^[1]

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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[Hank-1] 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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