Sohal

Surname

Sohal is an Principal clan found among the Malwai speaking lineage of Jat Sikh, which were originated from the Place named Sohal township both (Khurd and Kalan) settled byHari Singh Dhillon(Bhangi Misldar),[1][2] they were Primarily related to Deo aswell Aulak and avoid intermarry among them.[3]In modern time Sohal is a chiefly found in Amritsar and Doaba region[4]

Origin

It is an habitational name, associated with the Punjabi community of Jats, derived from the villages of Sohal Khurd and Sohal Khalsa in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, India.[5]

Notable people with the surname

  • Avtar Singh Sohal (born 1938), Kenyan hockey player
  • Chaudhry Yasin Sohal (born 1965), Pakistani politician
  • Harry Sohal (1946-1994), Canadian politician
  • Kashmir Sohal, (born 1960), Indian politician
  • Naresh Sohal (1939-2018), British composer of classical music
  • Sunny Sohal (born 1987), Indian cricketer

References

  1. ^ Griffin, Lapel H. (1940). Chiefs and families of note in the Punjab. Government Printing,Lahore. p. 478. Hari Singh, whose head-quarters were at the village of Sohal in the Amritsar district, seized much of the neighbouring country, Sialkot, Karial, Mirovvah
  2. ^ "Bhangi Misl". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2024-06-01. Hari Singh, made Sohal (in present day Amritsar district), and seized much of the neigbouring country, Sialkot, Karial and Mirowal and ravaged Chiniot and Jhang Sial, and attacked Jammu, which he rendered tributary
  3. ^ CROWTHER, R. T. (1849). Memorandum on Sikhs. MS notes. p. 36.
  4. ^ Army, India; Bingley, A. H. (1899). Sikhs: Comp. Under the Orders of the Government of India. Printed at the Government central printing office. p. 35.
  5. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Incorporated. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115.
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