Lt Col Arun Chhabra (martyred in SriLanka) This surname is discontinued by Khatris as it carries a lower caste connotation. The warriors who specialzed in using Chhura (छुरा) a razor or dagger. It is a title that likely means 'king of wisdom'.Īncient Sanskrit title that can be used by any Kshatriya like Sharman/Sharma can be used by any Brahmin. Rahul Bhatia, (co-founder of IndiGo Airlines)īhutani = Bhat (warrior) + ani (descandant)Īman Bhutani (CEO of GoDaddy) | Ashish Bhutani (Bhutani Infra, India's no 2 Infra company) The most likely meaning is a warrior or a soldier. Likely a corruption of Bhadrasen (भद्रसेन) which is referred to a king or a general.ĭerived from the word 'Bhatta' which has multiple meanings. The surname is also found among Uttrakhand Rajputs and Nepali Chhetris. Yuki Bhambri, ( won 2 bronze medals at 2010 Asian Games) But their common ancestor was born under a Beri tree which is why they adapted this surname.īrig Vijay Kumar Berry (Mahaveer Chakra awardee)īhagat was a Sikh era title given to various Khatris which means 'devotee of the god'īhalla is likely derived from Bahlika vedic clan. Joginder Singh Bedi (won 3 medals at Paralympics) Rajni Bector (founder of Cremica company that produces tomato ketchup for Mcdonalds)|ĭera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur) Lahore, Shekhupura, East Punjab Lt Colonel, Inder Bal Singh Bawa (Mahaveer Chakra awardee)īector (बेकतर) is a corruption of Bakhtra or Balkh situated in Afghanistan. They are those Khatris who migrated to Delhi and Uttar PradeshĪnil Baijal (Lieutenant governor of Delhi)īawa (Baba) was a title given to descedants of Guru Angad Bhalla and Guru Amardas Trehan (2nd and 3rd gurus). Rahul Bajaj (Asian Games silver medalist) Joginder Bajaj (first man in North pole) Manika Batra (Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist)īajaj is a Mughal era title 'Bazaz' given to clothiers. Theory 2 : Batra is taken from the word '52' or bahatar because they owned 52 villages

Theory 1 : Panini mentioned Vatraka clan found in Punjab. Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi & Lt Gen, Joginder Singh Bakshi (Mahaveer Chakra awardees) Wasim Bari (ex-captain of Pakistan Cricket Team)īakshi was a Mughal era title with various meanings. Bahri was not a clan but a subcaste of Khatris which many people use today as a surname instead of using the actual clan names. Kunal Bahl (co-founder of Snapdeal), Raghav Behl (Founder of TV18) |īahri translates to 12. Bahls are cousins of Sehgal, Wahi, Beri and Vij. The title was awarded to Khatris on basis of their qualities.īahl according to many scholars refers to the Vedic clan 'Bahlika' which controlled Punjab and Kashmir. Lt Gen AN Aul, Colonel Amar Aul (led capture of Tri Junction and Zulu Top)īabbar translates to tiger. Though, it can be predicted it was a title given to Khatris on basis of their qualities. The reason why it is used as a surname is unknown. अवल translates to first, chief, greatest, highest etc. Ja (similar to Zai in Pashto) is a suffix denoting a descendant of. Gen JS Aurora (received surrender from Pakistan Army of 90000 troops) Arora was a regional title used by Khatris living in this region. Ror region refers to South-West Punjab (such as Multan, DG Khan) and Northern Sindh as per Chachnama. Kedarnath Anand (founder of SG bat company) Another theory suggests it was a title given to Khatris on basis of their qualities such as being 'joyful'

Anand Khatris are likely descendants of a person named Anand. Their ancestors moved from Punjab to Allahbad during Mughal period and when they returned back to Punjab they were known as Allawadi.Īnanda is an ancient Sanskrit title. ( IAS officer, Famous Author, Poet, Authority writer on Chhattisgarh's History & Culture.) The clan was called Alakh earlier but was changed to Alagh by British ethnographers to remove confusion from Aulakh Jatts. Many of them moved to Shikarpur Sindh from Punjab Their gotra is Bharadwaj and purohit are Saraswat Brahmins.Īhuja = Ahu (sun) + ja (descendant) which indicates them of being Suryanshi. They were originally Maggo Khatris of Multan who migrated to Sindh in 1701. Adlakha was a wealth based medieval title given to those who achieved the feat of being worth over half lakh Their Kuldev is Sheshnag and Kuldevi (family deity) is Mata SajavatiĪdlakha translates to 'half lakh'.

Raghunath Mandir, Jammu was constructed by an Abrol Khatri. They were rulers of Duggardesh (Jammu and Sialkot). The following is a list of last names of the Khatri community of Northern India and Pakistan listed in alphabetical order:

Jatt last names