what does patel mean. why is it such a popular surname. will it become more popular than smith in eng one day?

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Patel (Gujarati પટેલ, paṭel) is a surname found mainly in northern India (Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and other north Indian regions).

The name Patel is derived from the term Patlikh, which means owner/tennant of royal land.

It is one of the most common surnames in India and is very common around the world, including in England, Canada, the United States, and other countries (although the single most common surname is Singh). Although they live throughout the world, Patels are traditionally found in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India. Patels are divided into many branches due some Patels not wanting to be associated with "low-caste" people who also share the title; the two largest branches of Patels (also called Patidar) are Leuvah and Kadwah. This group is stereotyped to be among the richest of Desis, from their impressive ownership of land in India, to their success abroad. They belong to the Indo-Aryan people (meaning that they speak an Indo-Aryan language and/or are of Indo-Aryan descent).

In India, the Patels were traditionally engaged in and famous for extremely successful farming. Today the they are associated with businesses, and in the United States, they are also associated with the lodging industry, stores, and owning numerous hotel and motel businesses. (The Asian American Hotel Owner's Association (AAHOA), an amazing ninety percent of whose nearly 9,000 members are Patels, estimates that they collectively own 18,000 hospitality properties worth some $38 billion in all.) There are also massive numbers who are employed as doctors, engineers, and pharmacists.

In the United Kingdom, many Patels run independent businesses.

As a surname, Patel is perhaps the most popular and easily identified Indian last name, other than Singh. Unlike many European last names, two random Patels (or two random Singhs) are highly unlikely to actually have any familial relationship.

Other than the North, Patels can notably be found in Central India, Maharashtra as well. While the traditional occupation of farming remains common to Patels, the surname has been modified to "Patil" which is more common in the Portuguese regions of India.

In short, it means "inn keeper"

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what does patel mean. why is it such a popular surname. will it become more popular than smith in eng one day?

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I too have noticed this name is quite common. I'm a nurse and I can't believe how many doctors have the surname Patel. I knew it was Indian but I did not know the meaning until I read the response from soplaw2001.

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When I was at university there were always at least five Patels in each year at medical school. The whole year had about 170 students so I guess there will probably be at least 10 in each year now.
There are probably more Patels than Smiths already in england.

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Patel is a common Indian surname. So I guess it already is more popular in India. Note that India has a population around the 1,000,000,000 mark, which is more than the whole English speaking world population (under 500,000,000)

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Patel is a caste name of Hindus in Gujrath.They got status due connections with Kings and ownership of land>now it is only a caste name/surname

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Patel is the surname of an indian dr responsible for recent deaths of a lot of australian patients in a bunderburg hospital in queensland the sh*thead took off and wont face the courts so its not a very popular name in australia at the moment.

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It already is more common than Smith. In India it is the most common name there is.

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Its Indian - not Native American, but Indian in Asia