Jaggi (or Jäggi) is in found both European and Indian cultures as a surname and given name. There is no known crossover between the two origins.
In Europe the name "Jaggi" is most often found in South German and Swiss German communities. There are two competing theories around the origin of the name.
The first is that the name is derived from the Biblical Hebrew "Yochanan", which translates as "He who Jehovah has favoured (with a son)".
The second is that the name derives from the Hebrew root "qb> Ya'akov", meaning " to follow, to be behind", and it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older twin brother Esau.
Either way, the name became popular after the 12th century when returning Crusaders from the Holy Land would often called their children by biblical names in commemoration of their fathers pilgrimage, these then in turn developed into surname.
The Jaggi surname is originated originally from
Pakistan,
Peshawar,
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
. Language spoken by such people is
Pashto as they also belonged to
Pashtuni region.
People with surname "Jaggi" belonged to the ancient "Mohenjo-Daro" community which is in present day Pakistan on the banks of Sindhu river.
Due to
partition
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of India and Pakistan in 1947, being firm Hindus, most of these people migrated from Pakistan to India along with other castes like the
Sindhis etc. Thus, they do not have a specific
village/place of resident and are found in various parts of India and other countries.
They originated originally from
Pakistan,
Peshawar,
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
. Language spoken by such people is
Pashto as they also belonged to
Pashtuni region.
Notable people with the name include:
;Surname
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Allen Jaggi
Allen Jaggi (born 1944) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He has held that position since 2007.
Jaggi was born in Logan, Utah. He earned a bachelor's degree in education and wildlife management at Utah State University in 1968 ...
(born 1944), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
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Ishank Jaggi (born 1989), Indian cricketer
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, writer, literary critic and editor
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Michèle Jäggi, Swiss curler
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Steve Jaggi
Steve Jaggi is film producer, film director and showrunner. His surname is of Swiss-German etymology.
Jaggi has produced the teen films '' Swimming for Gold'', starring Peyton List, which was released by Universal Pictures and on Hulu; tween ...
, Film and TV Producer
;Given name
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Jaggi Singh (activist) (born 1971), Canadian anti-globalization and social justice activist
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Jaggi Singh (actor)
Jagpreet Singh commonly known as Jaggi Singh is an Indian actor and film producer. Jaggi known for his role in Punjabi film Faraar as Kaptaan. His role in Faraar earned him the recognition as a future villain of Punjabi Cinema. He made his acti ...
(born 1989), Panjabi actor and film producer
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
Sadhguru (born Jagadish Vasudev, 3 September 1957) is the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritua ...
, Indian yogi and mystic
;Pseudonym
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R. Jagannathan
''Swarajya'' is an Indian right-wing monthly print magazine and news portal. The publication reports favourably on the Bharatiya Janata Party.
R. Jagannathan is the current editorial director. Originally established in 1956 as a weekly under t ...
, also known as Jaggi, Indian journalist
References
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=jaggi
https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Jaggi
https://m.name-doctor.com/jaggi/
https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Jaggi
See also
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Jaggie, in computer graphics
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