Bajaj is a
Punjabi Arora
Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror.
Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the sou ...
surname.
Origin
Bajaj name might be originated from
Punjabi word ''Bəjāj'' or ''Bəzāz'' ‘clothier’, or from
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
''Bazzāz''.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
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Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
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Ashok Bajaj
Ashok Bajaj is a restaurateur based in Washington, DC. He is head of the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group.
Biography
Bajaj was born in New Delhi. He left India in his early twenties, working in Sydney and in London, where he managed the Bombay Bras ...
, restaurateur based in Washington, DC
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Jamnalal Bajaj
Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian industrialist. He founded the Bajaj Group of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses. He was also a c ...
(1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies
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Rahul Bajaj
Rahul is a popular male name in India and has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries." Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son '' Rahula'' as he felt that fa ...
(born 1938), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, and MP of Rajya Sabha
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Janaki Devi Bajaj
Janaki Devi Bajaj (7 January 1893 – 21 May 1979) was an Indian independence activist who was jailed for participating in Civil Disobedience Movement in 1932.
Early life and career
She was born on 7 January 1893 in Jaora in Jaora State into ...
(1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
See also
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Arora
Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror.
Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the sou ...
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Khatri
Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the d ...
References
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Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindustani origin
Punjabi-language surnames
Punjabi tribes
Surnames of Hindu origin
Khatri surnames
Khatri clans