Bajaj is an Indian surname use by the Hindus of Arora, Bania and Khatri castes, as well as by the Jains and the Sikhs of Punjab and Rajasthan.
Origin The surname Bajaj might have originated from the Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic word Bazzāz.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor Abhishek Bajaj, Indian actor Ajeet Bajaj, first Indian to ski to the North Pole Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, D.C. Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj Group Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj Rahul Bajaj (1938–2022), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, former chairman of Bajaj Auto, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Rahul Bajaj, Indian golfer, 2010 Asian Games silver medalist Sheena Bajaj, Indian actress
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