in gujrat patel is a surname whats it meaning?
2007-03-11 21:37:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Patel (Gujarati પટેલ, paṭel) is an Indian title meaning "farmer" or "village head."[citation needed] The surname is the second most common surname in India, following "Singh".[1] The Patel surname is found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
2007-03-11 22:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Patel (Gujarati પàªà«àª², paá¹el) is an Indian title meaning "farmer" or "village head."[citation needed] The surname is the second most common surname in India, following "Singh".[1] The Patel surname is found in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.
2007-03-12 04:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by Hope Summer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It has multiple meaning and functions.
1. Last name same as cast name.
2. Head of the village.
3. Head of the village doubling as sheriff.
4. Head of the village doubling as Justice of peace. magistrate or both.
5. The lowest level of court system is call Punchayet(meaning 5 people). The court was held in the evening or announce time and selected or elected 5 people of good standing in the village would get together and the other villagers would sit in audience and solve the dispute of various nature. The one of the five will be a Patel and he would head up the Punchayet, will keep a brief permanent record in a book, he would have final authority over the settlement of dispute or he may refer the matter to next system of justice.
6. Many other, too many to mension.
2007-03-12 08:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have received several good answers. So I give additional information only. The surname Patel - belonging to one community, by birth. This community originally belong to farmers families. But due to growth in education many Patels became industrialists, educationalists, migrated to various countries, computer experts, politisians etc. Patels are well known as helping nature people, good friends.
Similar surnames in other states are Yadav in Bihar, Jat in Haryana, Patil in Maharashtra, Gurjar in Uttar Pradesh.
Though all people with this surname can not be trusted as good friends because the malafied effect of new era is already spread at all levels.
The percentage of intercast marraige in this community is less than 5 %. There are major two sub casts of Patels - Leua and Kadwa, but within them there are large numbers of sub - sub castes, mostly depending upon little areas of their original locations.
2007-03-12 05:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by pataudee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a caste of people in India. "Patel" is the surname and the name of caste is "Kurmi". A large population of Patels(Kurmis) live in India's state, called "Gujrat." Gujrat Patel reffers to "Patels from Gujrat."
2007-03-12 04:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by Sais 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
patel ji belong to gujarat
2007-03-12 04:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by ruchi s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
looks foreign
2007-03-12 04:40:23 · answer #7 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋