Ahluwalia (surname)

Ahluwalia is a surname native to the Punjab region of India. It is derived from the words "Ahlu" (a village in Lahore) and "walia" (a Punjabi-language adjectival suffix).^[1] It was first adopted by the Sikh Kalal chief Jassa Singh, the leader of the Ahluwalia misl. The surname was later adopted by many others, including the members of the Kalal caste who were not his descendants, leading to the formation of the Ahluwalia caste.^[2]^[3]

Notable people who bear the surname Ahluwalia include:

Ashim Ahluwalia, Indian film director and screenwriter
Dolly Ahluwalia, Indian actress and costume designer
H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Indian mountaineer
Harry Ahluwalia, Indian actor
Iloosh Ahluwalia, Indian businesswoman
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Indian economist
Jasbina Ahluwalia, American matchmaker
Jassa Ahluwalia, English actor
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Sikh Confederacy leader
Kiran Ahluwalia, Indo-Canadian singer
Kiranjit Ahluwalia, Indian women's rights activist
Manraj Ahluwalia, English cricketer
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Indian economist and civil servant
Poonam Ahluwalia, Indian social entrepreneur
S. S. Ahluwalia, Indian politician
Sukhdev Ahluwalia, Indian film director
Shabir Ahluwalia, Indian television actor
Waris Ahluwalia, Indian-American designer

References[edit]

^ Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
^ Patrick Hanks, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
^ W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8108-6344-6.

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[1] Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

[2] Patrick Hanks, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

[3] W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8108-6344-6.

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