Like if ur jatt last namesurname is listed here about. The sindhu jats is a mix jat clan of hindu, muslim and sikhs and living mostly in the north and northwest of india in many indian states and pakistan as well as in the overseas countries australia, canada, germany, uk and u. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our gill research. Gill view gill family names for northern ireland irish surname index. Its member mainly lives in punjab region east punjab and west. Endings annex b both act as initial indicators of a names possible origins and. This essay proposes to present a certain amount of speculation about the history of a large section of the. Some insects that live in water have a plastron, which is a kind of gill. The most extensive center, rakhigarhi, is now a village in hisar district. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your gill family tree. Fundamental all languages english terms by semantic function names surnames from punjabi. The gill family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Origin of the name gill the gill family history was found in the archives.
The jat people ethnic group which live in northern india and pakistan regions, have many different types of religions, professions and languages. Oct 10, 2011 haryana was the outermost location of the ancient indus valley civilization with centers such as banawali and rakhigarhi. Jaat clans of haryana surname of jaats haryanas jaat. I just got bored one day and wrote a list of all the jattpunjabi surnames that i know of, some of them i am not too sure about. Another 62 words 4 lines of text covering the years 1240, 69, 1460, 1697, 1771 and are included under the topic early gill history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Originally pastoralists in the lower indus rivervalley of sindh, jats. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the soomal surname lived. Why do some scheduled castes of punjab have surnames like. Gull ghilawa is a gotra or surname found in the jat community mainly in rajasthan, haryana, maharashtra, himachal pradesh and punjab in india and pakistan. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. We estimate that there are at least 222700 persons in the world having. What are some of the surnames found among punjabis.
Sidhu jatt,chamar,etcfound in whole of punjab but most confined to malwa region. More recently, numerous books have been written about indian history and scholarship has been attempted over the origins of the jats. List of top 10 jatt surnames with caste rankings jatt. New york and 2 other states had the highest population of jatt families in 1920. Forgive me and i am extremely sorry to all as i know, it is against sikhism to have castes. Sikh surnames sikh names gateway to sikhism foundation.
Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and. Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources. In this post, i will look at the goraya, a large jat caste that is found mainly in the rechna doaba, in particular a region called the. It is not entirely clear in the case of many clans and surnames exactly to which subdivision of the kshatriya caste they belong. Another 95 words 7 lines of text covering the years 1273, 1200 and 17 are included under the topic early jattan history in all our pdf. Complete 2020 information on the meaning of gill, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name.
S dulehtranslation from original punjabi work jattan da itihas by gurjant singh history of the jats by hoshiar singh duleh, first published in 2000, and now translated into english by prof. Click the active link of the book to know more about it. The process of creating coats of arms also often called family crests began in the eleventh century although a form of protoheraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. The most gill families were found in the uk in 1891. Ghazni and lahore were seized by the king of bukhara in todays uzbekistan after a long period. The etymology of the term gurdwara is from the words gur a reference to the sikh gurus and dwara gateway in gurmukhi, together meaning the gateway through which the guru could be reached. They are said to be descend from the raja of garh mithila.
A name for someone who lived near a woody glen or a ravine. Another 62 words 4 lines of text covering the years 1240, 69, 1460, 1697, 1771 and are included under the topic early gill history in all our pdf. This was about 33% of all the recorded jatt s in the usa. You can see how jatt families moved over time by selecting different census years. More information is included under the topic early gill notables in all our pdf extended. Deeper roots of the gill, bhatti, sidhu, brar, toor, and related jat and rajput clans. What does gill mean gill means dweller by a ravine or deep glen. Punjab is an agrarian state and have agrarian culture in its roots. The total jatt population was according to the 1931 census of india was 9,454 of which jatt sikhs were 116,194 or. Evidence of paved roads, drainage system, large rainwater collection, storage system, terracotta brick, statue production, and skilled metal working in. Mar 31, 2010 list of jat gotras clans many of these clans are also crosslisted as rajput, khatri, and gujjar, especially sodhi, sial, kashyap, kakkar khakkarghakkar, rai, and walia. He symbolized the revivalist, extremist and terrorist movement in punjab. Thats not saying that they arent jatt surnames, there are a lot that most people have not heard of. At one time, the bhattis ruled over the lands of northern india, pakistan and afghanistan, from mathura to ghazni.
After careful consideration of nsai guidelines and with a detailed health and safety plan in place, the gill education distribution centre is now operating. Scripture prayers for the jat gil sikh traditions in india. Browse or post a query about your genealogy, surname origin, or family history in the gill surname forum. It is a patch of special hairs that keeps the water away from the insects spiracles. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. The same document gives gill as a common surname in county longford. Lord gill as a surname, an anglicization of the scottish or irish patronymic mcgill in hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning jo. Or check the index of mailing lists for a soundalike name. Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a khalsa name.
Similarly, a woman born harjeet gill should become harjeet kaur or harjeet kaur gill. Jatt were the main people of rural class who were holding lands. List of top 10 jatt surnames with caste rankings jatt fatehpur. From the norse \gill\, meaning \ravine\, the name means. The total jatt population was according to the 1931 census of india was 9,454 of which jatt sikhs were 116,194 or about 83% of the total. World gurudwaras will strive to be most comprehensive directory of historical gurudwaras and non historical gurudwaras around the world. By the way does anyone know what caste the surname binepal is. Jatland libraryjat history books in english jatland wiki. The name of the river indus or dariyae sindh was in the ancient history of india sindhu. The jatt jat, jutt, jaat people are a community in the punjab region of northwestern india, often mistaken as a caste, in broader terms they are an ethnic group, similar to gujjars and pashtuns. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our jattan research. Machill view machill family names for northern ireland matheson surnames 1901 mackel view mackel family. Here are the top 25 surnames among punjabi people 1.
Though, to westerners, gill seems like a familiar given name. Look for unknown cousins or relatives with whom you may have lost touch. Wikimedia commons has media related to gill surname. Surname or family name gill has indian origin, most common language spoken by them is punjabi, they are originated andor found widely in punjab state. This includes names derived at an older stage of the language. Meaning of gill last name surname family name gill.
Dilip singh ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling jat clans in central asia. The surname may be a family name based on the name of the ancestral village, ex. Actually, you can say that both are same because both forefathers are same and you talking about only one person who is jats. This section contains list of books on jat history in punjabi language. Yorkshire had the highest population of gill families in 1891. Some adopted the surnames of their villages such as gill and rai, originally jatt surnames, or close derivatives such as shergill and kalirai. The lives and selected works of saints included in holy book sri. Gill simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This was about 29% of all the recorded gill s in the uk. A history of the omega psi phi fraternity hardcover 1963. In 1891 there were 6,222 gill families living in yorkshire. He gained prominence due to his involvement in the 1978 sikhnirankari clash.
It is a welsh form meaning son of john and deriving from the middle english names jon or jone. Meaning son of gill, gill is an ancient baptismal name. Sikhism rejects the idea,doctrine of caste system and most of sikhs only use the name singh,kaur with khalsa baptized ones use khalsa but there are some sikhs who. Sandhu jatt,mazhabi,chamarfound in most of punjab but are densely populated in amritsar,tarn taran,etc. Jat sikh, also known by the more conventional endonym jatt sikh, is a subgroup of the jat people, and the sikh ethnoreligious group from the indian subcontinent. A history of the omega psi phi fraternity gill, robert l. You can see how gill families moved over time by selecting different census years. Hill, will, bill, mill, dill, gall, guill, brill, pill, zill. Therefore over recent years it has been difficult to retrace such surnames to caste, however since communities migrated to the west in such large numbers, many families from the same village came to the. Gil, gill, gilez, gilez, gildez, gildez and others. Genealogy of sandhu sandhu historical records surnames. Jatland libraryjat history books in punjabi jatland wiki. Sandhu in rootsweb surname mailing lists sandhu genealogy mailing list for correspondence and sharing of information pertaining to family histories of the sandhu surname and its variations. United states ranked 435 out of 162,253 englandwales ranked 126 out of 500.
The gill genealogy and family tree page surname finder at. The name gill is ranked on the 1,893rd position of the most used names. Book gill definition is a gill found in the horseshoe crabs that consists of membranous folds arranged like the leaves of a book. This is the first time i have ever posted on usenet, i do not want to upset anybody by posting this article to this newsgroup as i was going to post this in soc. It was first recorded in the domesday book in the northern county of yorkshire in 1086. As they took up farming, they and the original jatt communities often merged, so it is often neccessary to go back to these times to truly find the origin of the family. I just got bored one day and wrote a list of all the jatt punjabi. Gill definition is a unit of liquid capacity equal to four fluid ounces.
They inhabit the states of haryana, punjab, up and rajasthan and are also numerous in punjab, pakistan, with small populations also found in baluchistan and afghanistan. History of five jatt tribes sidhu, ranjha, tarar, dahiya, langah. Hollywood is a familiar name in the western world for being the center of the entertainment and film industry, but throughout most of south. Gill is a surname found commonly among people of the jatt race in northwestern parts of south asia.
Ystr haplogroup diversity in the jat population reveals several. Jones is an extremely common surname throughout the englishspeaking world, especially in wales and the united states. What are some common surnames among punjabi jatts and. My belief is that the gill jats are from the caspian sea area. Pdf deeper roots of the gill, bhatti, sidhu, brar, toor. Another 96 words 7 lines of text covering the year 1200 is included under the topic early gil history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. In 1920 there was 1 jatt family living in new york. Jatt is not a caste but it represents a unique race the jatt people follow different faiths and are engaged in different professions. Book gill definition of book gill by merriamwebster. Easily share your publications and get them in front of. The shergills are said to have come from this great tribe. In theory the name would have a soft initial when derived from the first two of these, and a hard one when from william or from the other possibilities discussed in 24 below. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention.
Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press. Uncover the gill surname history for the scottish origin. The gill coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. Posts about goraya jatt history written by newpakhistory. Welcome to the gill family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
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