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Virk (also spelled as Birk and Wirk) is a Rajput Jat clan.^[1]

People with the surname[edit]

Adnan Virk, Canadian television sportscaster
Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant
Manjinder Virk (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer
Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist

References[edit]

↑ the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan By Maneesha Tikekar page 253 Google Books website, Retrieved 15 July 2021

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[1] the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan By Maneesha Tikekar page 253 Google Books website, Retrieved 15 July 2021

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+{{Short description|Surname used in greater Punjab and parts of Europe}}{{other uses}}
-'''Virk''' (also spelled as Birk and Wirk) is a [[Jat]] clan of the [[Punjab region]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HGqsWktyFcEC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA253#v=onepage&q=Virk&f=false Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan  By Maneesha Tikekar page 253] Google Books website, Retrieved 15 July 2021</ref>
+'''Virk''' (also spelled as Birk and Wirk) is a [[Rajput clan|
+Rajput]] [[Jat people|Jat]] clan.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HGqsWktyFcEC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA253#v=onepage&q=Virk&f=falseAcross the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan  By Maneesha Tikekar page 253] Google Books website, Retrieved 15 July 2021</ref>
-Before 1947, many Virk clans lived in the [[Lahore]], [[Sialkot]] and [[Sheikhupura]] regions of [[Punjab, British India]]. After [[Independence of India]] in 1947, Virk people of Sikh faith migrated <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1403060 |author=Majid Sheikh |date=22 April 2018|title=HARKING BACK: Tracking the very first Aryans to come to our land|newspaper=Dawn|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>
+==People with the surname==
-Notable people who bear the surname and may or may not be associated with the clan include:
-* [[Nawab Kapur Singh Virk]] (1697–1753), Sikh leader, Organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and Dal Khalsa.He is a founder of district Kapurthala
-*[[Jani Virk]], (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
-*[[Tomo Virk]], (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist
 *[[Adnan Virk]], Canadian television sportscaster
-*[[Ammy Virk]], Punjabi singer and actor
+*[[Jani Virk]] (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
-*[[Kulwant Singh Virk]] (1921–1987), Punjabi poet, writer, and civil servant
+*[[Kulwant Singh Virk]] (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant
-* [[Manjinder Virk]], English actress, director and writer
+*[[Manjinder Virk]] (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer
-* Joga Singh Virk (born 1946),Founder of Virk colony in Patiala district Punjab
+*[[Tomo Virk]] (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{surname}}
 {{Gotras of Jats}}