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Patel
Patel is an Indian surname, predominantly found in the state of Gujarat representing the community of land-owning farmers and later (with the British East India Company) businessmen, agriculturalists and merchants. Traditionally the surname is a status name referring to the village chieftains during medieval times, and was later retained as successive generations stemmed out into communities of landowners, including Patidars, Kolis, some Parsis and Muslims.[1][2][3] There are roughly 500,000 Patels outside India, including about 150,000 in the United Kingdom and about 150,000 in the United States. Nearly 1 in 10 people of Indian origin in the US is a Patel.[4]
Etymology
The term patel derives from the word Patidar, literally "one who holds (owned) pieces of land called patisTemplate:-", implying a higher economic status than that of the landless,[5] ultimately from Sanskrit paṭṭakīla,[6] with the ending -dar (from Sanskrit "धार" - supporting, containing, holding) denoting ownership.[7]
Geographical distribution
The surname historically originated in the Indian state of Gujarat, where it is amongst the most common of surnames.[8] Today, the name is found across India, as well as in the Indian diaspora.
See also
References
- ↑ "'Patel', the most common Indian surname: Oxford". The Hindu. PTI. 18 November 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Sheikh, Aziz; Gatrad, Abdul Rashid (2000). Caring for Muslim Patients. Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press Limited. p. 65. ISBN 1-857-75372-0.
- ↑ Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. ISBN 9788179911044.
- ↑ Rajghatta, Chidanand (4 June 2015). "Global Gujaratis: Now in 129 nations". The Times of India.
- ↑ Basu, Pratyusha (2009). Villages, women, and the success of dairy cooperatives in India: making place for rural development. Cambria Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN 978-1-60497-625-0.
- ↑ "Patel | Definition of Patel by Lexico".
- ↑ Goyal, Pawan (19 May 2014). "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary --ध". The Sanskrit Heritage Site (in Jawa). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ↑ Washburn, Edward (2005). India Old and New: With a Memorial Address. p. 178. ISBN 0-543-99414-7.
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