Buy a dictionary of surnames by hanks, patrick, hodges, flavia isbn. The name chahal is ranked on the 70,368th position of the most used names. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What does name chahal mean you are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. Prithviraj chauhan, the last hindu king of delhi, was a member of this.
They are found in greatest numbers in patiala, but are very numerous in ambala and ludhiana, amritsar, and gurdaspur, and extend all along under the hills as far west as gujranwala and sialkot. All structured data from the file and property namespaces. Find the origins, meaning of the chacha name, photos, and more. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our cahal research. Yuzvendra singh chahal born 23 july 1990 is an indian cricketer and former chess player who represents india in both one day internationals odis and twenty20 internationals t20is, and has also represented india internationally in chess at youth levels. The surname book was first found in berwickshire an ancient county of scotland, presently part of the scottish borders council area, located in the eastern part of the borders region of scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the norman conquest in 1066. In 1880 there were 6 chahal families living in kentucky. Indian last names, particularly hindu last names, are derived from religion, occupation and region, much like other nationalities. We dont have any information on the history of the cheel name. In his book malwa history, sant vasakha singh writes that chahal was from the sixth generation of ghagg branch of chauhans. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of chahal and almost 2,000,000. This was 100% of all the recorded chahals in the usa.
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Vairsi was from the fourth generation of chahal who had two wives. Chahal chahar chaitha chakkal chandel chani chatha chauhan cheema chhina chikkara. The word maratha has originated from the original word maharathi which means great warrior. A surname, family name, or last name is the portion in some cultures of a personal name that indicates a persons family or tribe or community, depending on the culture. Find the origins, meaning of the cheel name, photos, and more. How is the ideal beauty exemplified in aphrodite of melos. A free guide to help you discover chahal ancestors in online databases, obituaries, surname histories, census.
There is a legend that the ancestor of this rajput. The most chahal families were found in canada in 1911. During these times it was only the jatt community that held a surname and most often the surname was the village to which they belonged. This page was last edited on 10 october 2019, at 10. The book is a nice addition to my genealogical books. History of chauhans chauhan, chouhan or chohan is a clan that ruled parts of northern india in the medieval period. The chahal family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1880 and 1920. Chahal surname meaning, origin, etymology and distribution in. Sikhism does not endorse caste based distinctions in society that lead to. Meaning of chahal last name surname family name chahal. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages. Chaddu, chahal, chaina, chakora, chamal, chamer, chanan, chanbal. Which surname in punjab belongs to chamar caste answers.
The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. As a last name chahal was the 17,752 nd most popular name in 2010 how unique is the name chahal. Another 8 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1654, 1796 and 1864 are included. Your name in history book collection olive tree genealogy. Keep in mind that it was not unusual for a last name to be altered as an ancestor entered a new country. If indian youth is ready to know real facts of history and understand how caste evolved in india then read my answer. Boag, boig, boik, bog, boog, and book, this is a scottish surname is some antiquity. The archive includes histories of families, county and local histories, howto books on genealogy. It may have been based on their occupation or a distinguising physical trait. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection.
You like to have several lines of effort going at once. As far the origin of the jat sikhs or in that matter other jats, major barstow 2. There are approximately 4,560 people named chahal in the uk. Find information about the chahal family, see the geographical distribution of the chahal last name. Look at this painting this painting was created by what type of artist. Sikh name of unknown meaning, based on the name of a jat clan. Chahal, find meaning, origin, mother tongue, state of origin, caste, religion of surname chahal, what is meaning of family name last name chahal.
A quarterly journal on sikh religion, culture and history. The history of chahal originates from a unknown background. Chahal and chahar are same and are said to have originated from. You can start your challice family tree and discover things you never knew about your own family. We hope you will participate on the chahal forums, it is a great place to find or post information on chahal genealogy and is completely free to participate. The book family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Another view is that chahal are from the lineage of koli branch of the chauhans which seems to be true. The family history archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. A research article on the origin and history of the awan tribe, malik sultan mahmood.
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