PROFILBARU.COM

Sohal is a Principal clan found among the Malwai speaking lineage of Jat Sikh, which were originated from Sohal township both (Khurd and Kalan) settled by Hari Singh Dhillon (Bhangi Misldar),^[1]^[2] they were primarily related to Deo, hayer as well Aulak and avoid intermarriage among them.^[3] In modern time Sohal is a chiefly found in Amritsar and Doaba region.^[4]^{[attribution needed]}

Origin

It is a 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]^{[need quotation to verify]}

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 Singh Sohal, (born 1960), Indian politician
Naresh Sohal (1939-2018), British composer of classical music
Sunny Sohal (born 1987), Indian cricketer

References

^ 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
^ "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
^ CROWTHER, R. T. (1849). Memorandum on Sikhs. MS notes. p. 36.
^ 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.
^ Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Incorporated. 2022. ISBN 9780190245115.

This page lists people with the surname Sohal.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]