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Bajaj is a Punjabi surname found among the Arorvanshi Khatri (Arora) caste.^[1]^[2]

Origin

Bajaj name might be originated from Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic word Bazzāz.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people with this surname include:

Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
Ajeet Bajaj, first Indian to ski to the North Pole
Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.
Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj Group
Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
Rahul Bajaj (1938–2022), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, former chairman of Bajaj Auto, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Rahul Bajaj, Indian golfer, 2010 Asian Games silver medalist
Sheena Bajaj, Indian actress

References

^ Hoppenstand, Gary. The Journal of Popular Culture: Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2007. Blackwell Pub. p. 484. Other well - known Jain surnames are Bajaj , Dalmaia , Geonka , Birl , and Jain . The Kerala Malayali Brahmans use the surname Nambutri , while Malayali Nayars have such surnames as Nair and Menon . Bengali names , which end with the ...
^ Sharma, D. D. (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-8324-078-9. ...In punjab there are a number of surnames / subcastes such as Bedi , Bajaj , Sūri , Maini , Aroṛā , Kohli , Sāhni among the (Khatri)..
^ Patrick, Hanks (January 2006). "Bajaj". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.

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[1] Hoppenstand, Gary. The Journal of Popular Culture: Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2007. Blackwell Pub. p. 484. Other well - known Jain surnames are Bajaj , Dalmaia , Geonka , Birl , and Jain . The Kerala Malayali Brahmans use the surname Nambutri , while Malayali Nayars have such surnames as Nair and Menon . Bengali names , which end with the ...

[2] Sharma, D. D. (2005). Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names. Mittal Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-8324-078-9. ...In punjab there are a number of surnames / subcastes such as Bedi , Bajaj , Sūri , Maini , Aroṛā , Kohli , Sāhni among the (Khatri)..

[3] Patrick, Hanks (January 2006). "Bajaj". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.

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+'''Bajaj''' is a Punjabi surname found among the Arorvanshi [[Khatri]] ([[Arora]]) caste.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoppenstand |first=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFQWXKkIpfAC |title=The Journal of Popular Culture: Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2007 |publisher=Blackwell Pub. |pages=484 |language=en |quote=Other well - known Jain surnames are '''Bajaj''' , Dalmaia , Geonka , Birl , and Jain . The Kerala Malayali Brahmans use the surname Nambutri , while Malayali Nayars have such surnames as Nair and Menon . Bengali names , which end with the ...}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=D. D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4rccspy46sC&dq=bajaj+Surname&pg=PA15 |title=Panorama of Indian Anthroponomy: (an Historical, Socio-cultural & Linguistic Analysis of Indian Personal Names |date=2005 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-8324-078-9 |pages=15 |language=en |quote=...In punjab there are a number of surnames / subcastes such as Bedi , Bajaj , Sūri , Maini , Aroṛā , Kohli , Sāhni among the ('''Khatri''')..}}</ref>
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-Indian (Punjab and Rajasthan): Hindu (Arora, Bania, Khatri), Jain, and Sikh name, from Panjabi bəjāj or bəzāz ‘clothier’, from Arabic Bazzāz.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of American Family Names| chapter=Bajaj |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-2539?rskey=9ZPMrc&result=2539|url-status=live|website=Oxford Reference| date=January 2006 | publisher=Oxford University Press | isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603185930/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-2539?rskey=9ZPMrc&result=2539 |archive-date=2021-06-03 }}</ref> Bajaj in an Indian surname. They are associated with Indian Jain, Sikh and Hindu communities like, Arora, Khatri and Bania.
+==Origin ==
+Bajaj name might be originated from [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] word ''Bəjāj'' or ''Bəzāz'' ‘clothier’, or from [[Arabic]] word ''Bazzāz''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patrick |first=Hanks |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-2539?rskey=9ZPMrc&result=2539 |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=January 2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-508137-4 |chapter=Bajaj |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603185930/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-2539?rskey=9ZPMrc&result=2539 |archive-date=2021-06-03 |url-status=}}</ref>
 == Notable people ==
 Notable people with this surname include:
 <!-- Do not include entries here that do not have their own Wikipedia article, or do not have sufficient coverage in reliable sources -->
-*[[Aryan Bajaj]], Indian army officer (9 para sf)
+* [[Aarti Bajaj]], Indian film editor
-*[[Aarti Bajaj]], Indian film editor
+* [[Ajeet Bajaj]], first Indian to ski to the [[North Pole]]
-*[[Ashok Bajaj]], restaurateur based in Washington, DC
+* [[Ashok Bajaj]], restaurateur based in [[Washington, D.C.]]
-*[[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies
+* [[Jamnalal Bajaj]] (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the [[Bajaj Group]]
-*[[Rahul Bajaj]] (born 1938), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, and MP of Rajya Sabha
+* [[Janaki Devi Bajaj]] (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
+* [[Rahul Bajaj]] (1938–2022), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, former chairman of [[Bajaj Auto]], and former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
-*[[Janaki Devi Bajaj]] (1893–1979),  Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
+* [[Rahul Bajaj (golfer)|Rahul Bajaj]], Indian golfer, [[2010 Asian Games]] [[Golf at the 2010 Asian Games|silver medalist]]
+* [[Sheena Bajaj]], Indian actress
 == See also ==
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 ==References==
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-[[Category:Bania communities]]
-[[Category:Banias]]
-[[Category:Indian surnames]]
 [[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
 [[Category:Surnames of Hindustani origin]]
 [[Category:Punjabi-language surnames]]
-[[Category:Hindu surnames]]
+[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
-[[Category:Khatri clans]]
 [[Category:Khatri surnames]]
-[[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]]