Bajaj (surname)
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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.[1] Bajaj in an Indian surname. They are associated with Indian Jain, Sikh and Hindu communities like, Arora, Khatri and Bania.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
- Aryan Bajaj, Indian army officer (9 para sf)
- Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
- Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, DC
- Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "Bajaj". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. January 2006. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03.
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