Hans (clan)
Hans | |
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Arora, Jat, Chuhra, and Mirasi | |
Ethnicity | Punjabis |
Language | Punjabi |
Hans is a Punjabi surname used by the Arora caste in India. It originates from the Sanskrit hams, meaning swan or goose.[1] It is also a Jat clan.[2] The name can also be found amongst the Bhangi (Chuhra) and Mirasi castes.[3][4]
See also
- Hans
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. -127. ISBN 978-0195081374.
- ^ Peacock, Andrew Charles Spencer (2017). Islamisation : comparative perspectives from history. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-4744-1713-6. OCLC 981708615.
For the Khokhars, such alliances can be dated back to the mid-fifteenth century, while similar marital alliances with the shrine can be traced for other Jat clans, such as the Bhattis, Hans and Dhudhis.
- ^ The Bhangi: A Sweeper Caste, Its Socio-economic Portraits : with Special Reference to Jodhpur City. Popular Prakashan. 1992. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-7154-550-6. OCLC 26504606.
- ^ People of India. Punjab. I. J. S. Bansal, Swaran Singh, Anthropological Survey of India. New Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. 2003. pp. 60, 322. ISBN 81-7304-123-7. OCLC 55042800.
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Surname list
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Clans of the Jat people
- Atwal
- Aulakh
- Ansari
- Bajwa
- Bargoti
- Bhalothia
- Buttar
- Bhangu, Battar
- Bhatti
- Cheema
- Chhina
- Chilka
- Chudasama
- Chauhan
- Chopra
- Dabas
- Dahiya
- Dara
- Dhaulya
- Dhillon
- Dhindsa
- Ghumman
- Gill
- Gondal
- Grewal
- Guhila
- Hans
- Jaswal
- Jewlia
- Jhajharia
- Jhanjhar
- Kahlon
- Kak
- Kalwania
- Kasaniya
- Katewa
- Khangura
- Kharal
- Khatkar
- Khaira
- Khokhar
- Langrial
- Langah
- Lali
- Maan
- Makhdoom
- Malhi
- Malik
- Minhas
- Mirdha
- Noon
- Parmar
- Panwar
- Pannu
- Pilania
- Randhawa
- Ranjha
- Sahi
- Sahu
- Sandhawalia
- Sandhu
- Sagoo
- Sehdev
- Shokeen
- Sheoran
- Sial
- Sidhu
- Sipra
- Sohal
- Solanki
- Sunda
- Tarar
- Taunk
- Tiwana
- Tomar
- Uppal
- Virk
- Vaghela
- Warraich
- Wyne
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