The gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

 names of the Jat people

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

 are generally unique in South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

, but some do overlap with the Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

s, Nai

Nai (caste)

The word Nai refers to a particular profession, that of cutting hair, running beauty salons, makeup or facelift clinics, beauty parlours, etc. among Hindus, Sikhs or Muslims in India. They are also referred to as Nai and Nai-Thakur, Sains. In Pakistan, the Nai or hairdresser were following it as a...

s, Kamboj

Kamboj

The Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...

, Ahirs, and Gujars

Gujjar

The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

. Following is a partial list of Jat clans, which has been compiled from various sources, including publications by Jat historians such as Ompal Singh Tugania, Bhaleram Beniwal, Mahendra Singh Arya and collaborators, Thakur Deshraj, Dilip Singh Ahlawat, and Ram Swarup Joon. The list includes more than 2700 Jat gotra

Gotra

In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...

s. Thakur Deshraj

Thakur Deshraj

Thakur Deshraj was a social worker, journalist, nationalist, freedom fighter and author of many books. He was from Rajasthan state in India. He was revenue minister in the princely state of Bharatpur....

, Ram Swarup Joon and Dilip Singh Ahlawat have described histories of some of the Jat gotras. Some websites have also prepared lists of Jat gotras with details of their history and distribution.

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• Aasi
  Aasi
  The Aasi are a clan of the Chadhar tribe Jats and Rajputs, found in Punjab, Pakistan.They are found mainly in the districts of Sargodha, Chiniot, Mandi Bahauddin, and Sarai Alamgir Tehsil of Gujrat District. In Chiniot District they mostly inhabit the left bank of the river Chenab in Chiniot Tehsil...
  
  
• Abusaria
  Abusaria
  Abusaria is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India. They founded the village of Abusar situated in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. They were called Abusaria because they had come from Mount Abu....
  
  
• Achara
• Agre
  Agre
  Agre or Aga or Hanga is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in India.-Origin:...
  
  
• Aheer
  Aheer
  Aheer is a Jat tribe found mainly in the western districts of Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. -History and origin:The tribe is also known as Heer or Purewal depending on the dialect of the speaker. Those that tend to speak dialects of Lahanda, such as Seraiki or Pothari tend to refer to themselves...
  
  
• Ahlawat
  Ahlawat
  Ahlawat is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. Are a part of the Kshatriya caste along with the other Jat gotras...
  
  
• Ajmeria
  Ajmeria
  Ajmeria or Ajmeedia or Ajmidhia is gotra of Jats found in India.-Origin:Some Ajmerias claim descent from Nila, the youngest son of Samrat Bharat. They were known as Ajmidhia or Ajmeria after Ajmidha....
  
  
• Andhak
  Andhak
  Andhak , also known as Antall , Aundh or Anlak is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, India.-History and origin:The Andhak Jats were once the rulers of Anjai in the north of Mathura....
  
  
• Antal
  Antal
  Antal , known in classical writings as the Amateans or Antixenes , is a gotra of Jats found in India.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Arar
• Assoun
  Assoun
  The Assoun are a Jat tribe and they are considered gotra in Punjab state of North India, while they are considered a tribe in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....
  
  
• Atri
  Atri (clan)
  Atri/Attri is a clan or gotra of Rishi Attri. The people of this clan are predominantly Brahman, Jats and Rajputs.Attris live in all parts of India but dominantly in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.-See also:* Brahman,* jaat...
  
  
• Attariwalla
  Attariwalla
  Attariwalla is a small gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India.The name Attariwalla is derived from the town of Attari in Punjab region...
  
  
• Atwal
  Atwal
  Atwal is a clan name of Jats from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan. Atwal is derived from the Sanskrit word Attalika meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals.- Religion :Most Atwals in India are Sikh...
  
  
• Aulakh
  Aulakh
  Aulakh , also known as Ola or Aula is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Pakistan and the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, in India.- Origin :Aulakhs claim Lipka Tatar descent...
  
  
• Aujla
  Aujla
  Aujla is a tribe of Jat Muslims descended from their eponym Hajual Rajput. They are found in Sialkot and Sahiwal District in Punjab, Pakistan. In Sahiwal, they are Muslims and classed as agricultural. In Indian Punjab there are many Sikhs having surname as Aujla....
  
  
• Aura

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• Bachak
  Bachak
  Bachak is a gotra of Jats in India....
  
  
• Badhan
  Badhan (tribe)
  The Badhan are a Jat gotra found in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Badhan clan descends from the Saroa Rajputs. It is also claimed that they were the native people of Punjab region before the arrival of Aryans. After the arrival of Aryans they resisted the infiltration and...
  
  
• Baghar
• Baidwan
  Baidwan
  The Baidwan are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana.According to the traditions of the tribe, they acquired the name Baidwan from the fact that a bride from the tribe was rescued by a baid meaning physician in Sanskrit...
  
  
• Beniwal
  Beniwal
  Beniwal , also Veniwal Venhval Benhival Vainiwal Bhainiwal Bahinwar is a clan or gotra of Jats in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. They were rulers in Jangaldesh. They are Jats. Beniwals are also Jat Sikhs in Punjab...
  
  
• Bahniwal
  Bahniwal
  The Bahniwal are a Jat clan found in the states of Haryana and Punjab in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Bahniwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Bikaner in Rajasthan to Hissar in the 15th Century. From Hissar, a branch of the tribe settled in...
  
  
• Bains
  Bains (Jat)
  Bains is a gotra of Jat found in Punjab, India and Punjab, it is also suggest that Wains is an alternate spelling of Bains in Pakistan.-History and origin:There are a number of theories as to the origin of the Bains....
  
  
• Bajwa
  Bajwa
  Bajwa is a Jat gotra or clan. They originally belonged to the region known as 'Bajwath' situated on the border of Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab. They are now spread across the Punjab region divided between Northern India and Pakistan.- Etymology :...
  
  
• Bajya
  Bajya
  Bajya ), also known as Bajia or Bajyar, is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana in India. In Mahabharata on the chapter "Sabha Parva", a gotra called Bajia has been mentioned....
  
  
• Bal
  Bal
  The Bal surname, of differing origins, is common among several communities.-History and origin:Bals are descendents of Indo-Aryan tribes. According to the Mahabharata they are the descendents of Bhagat Prahlada's grandson Raja Bali .-Distribution in India:*Several people belonging to this Jat...
  
  
• Baleli
  Baleli
  BALELI is a Jat / persian tribe mostly found in Punjab, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, .- Overview :They are found in large area of Bhakkar, Mianwali in the Punjab province.Quetta in Balochistan.D.I.KHAN in Khyber PK...
  
  
• Balhara
  Balhara
  Balhara is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan in India. The Balhara gotra exists among both Sikhs and Hindus.-Origin:...
  
  
• Balyan
  Balyan
  Balyan , classically called the Bolingeans , is the gotra caste of the Jat tribe located in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India.They are very powerful people.- History and origin :...
  
  
• Bamraulia
  Bamraulia
  Bamraulia is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. This gotra is based on village Bamrauli situated near Agra. The early history of Bamraulia gotra is not known. As per the books maintained by traditional Jagas, Jats in Yudhistir Samvat had...
  
  
• Bana
  Bana (clan)
  Bana is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India. Banas are descendants of King Banasur. Their capital was at Bayana in Bharatpur. Vana Ganga river gets name from Banas. The princess of Bayana was Usha married to Anirudh. There is a temple at Bayana constructed in memory of Usha...
  
  
• Bandechha
  Bandechha
  The Bandechha, also prounounced Bandesha or Badesha is a Jat clan, who are descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes found in the Punjab region of North India and Pakistan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Bangial
  Bangial
  The Bangial, or sometime spelt Bangyal are a tribe of Rajputs found principally in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan. They also to be a found in the Jhelum, Gujrat and Gujranwala districts of the Punjab.-History and origins:...
  
  
• Bargoti
  Bargoti
  Bargoti is a gotra of Jats found in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in India. Literally it means 'big clan' in sanskrit....
  
  
• Barjati
  Barjati
  Barjati is a gotra of Jats found in Sikar and Nagaur districts of Rajasthan in India. Literally it means 'big caste'. Barjati people are dwelling in Birania and Thethalia villages in Sikar district in Rajasthan....
  
  
• Basra
  Basra (clan)
  The Basra are a clan of Jats and Kambojs, found in both Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the tribe is descended from Basrai, a Saroha Rajput.Most of the popular personalities of Basra's include:...
  
  
• Batth
  Batth
  Batth is a Jat clan found mainly in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and in Punjabi migrant communities in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and United States of America.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Beniwal
  Beniwal
  Beniwal , also Veniwal Venhval Benhival Vainiwal Bhainiwal Bahinwar is a clan or gotra of Jats in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. They were rulers in Jangaldesh. They are Jats. Beniwals are also Jat Sikhs in Punjab...
  
  
• Bhachar
  Bhachar
  The Bhachar are a Awan tribe, found in Punjab, Pakistan. According to the Census of India, they numbered approximately 2,000.-Locality:They are found in the South East border of the Mianwali District...
  
  
• Bhadia
  Bhadia
  Bhadia or Bhariya is gotra of Jats found in Churu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan, India. Bhadia Jats founded villages Thathawata in Churu district and Banthod, Rol villages in Sikar district...
  
  
• Bhadiar
  Bhadiar
  Bhadiar is a clan or tribe of Jats, found in both Punjab and Punjab . They are also found among the South Asian immigrant communities in the US, and in other parts of the world. Like many other Jat gotras, Bhadiars claim to belong historically to Suryavanshi lineage of Rajputs And is descended...
  
  
• Bhalli
  Bhalli
  The Bhalli are a clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. They are distinct from the Bali clan, who are a branch of the Muhyal.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Bhalothia
  Bhalothia
  Bhalothia is Gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana originated from village Bhaloth in district Jhunjhunu of Rajasthan in India. The village was named after great warrior Bhal.They are considered to be the descendants of Jangu....
  
  
• Bhambu
  Bhambu
  Bhambhoo or Bhambu or Bhambhu Bhamu is gotra of Jats and . They are found in Distt Jaipur, Sikar, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Barmer in Rajasthan...
  
  
• Bhangu
  Bhangu
  Bhangu, Bhangoo, or Bhango is a Jat gotra or clan mainly found in the Punjab state of North India, Sindh and Punjab province of Pakistan.-History:...
  
  
• Bharhaich
  Bharhaich
  Barhaich or Varaich or " Baraich " is a gotra of Jats / Rajputs found in Rajasthan and Punjab in India.These people came to be known as Bharhaich because they lived and ruled in Bharoch...
  
  
• Bharwana
  Bharwana
  Bharwana is a clan tribe and sub cast of Sial. Its origin was Chund Bharwana and Qaim Bharwana near Jhang District.-History:The early historical records of the Bharwanas date from the era of the Mughal emperors and they are considered a sub caste of the Sial.-Origins:Bharwanas mostly live in the...
  
  
• Bhattewad
  Bhattewad
  The Bhattewad or sometimes pronounced as Bhatiwid are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian state of Punjab....
  
  
• Bhawana
  Bhawana (tribe)
  Bhawana is a jat clan and a Punjabi tribe living in the area of Bhawana City and Jhang in Punjab, Pakistan.- History :Its history is go back to the era of Mughal emperors. It is the sub cast of the tribe Sial.- Origins :...
  
  
• Bhidwal
  Bhidwal
  The Bhidwal are a Jat clan found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They possess a somewhat small tract round Karluwala and Mahni in Bhakkar District along the border of Jhang District. The Bhidwal are one of a number clans that occupy the Thal Desert region.Composed By Zaheer Mehdi Bhidwal...
  
  
• Bhind
  Bhind (clan)
  Bhind is a gotra of Jats found in Punjab and Rajasthan in India. They are from the Tanvar Gotra, but as they came from Bhind part of Gwalior, they came to be called Bhind.They are found in a very small numbers...
  
  
• Bhinder
  Bhinder
  Bhinder , is a gotra of Jats found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History:The origins of the Bhinder clan can be traced back to Punjab under their ancestor Rai Tanar . The Bhinder tribe was originally found in Sialkot and Gujranwala.-Jatts:Bhinders come from the large and prominent...
  
  
• Bhukar
  Bhukar
  Bhukar or Bhuker or Bhooker is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India.The Bhukar are also found in Jhelum and Multan districts of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Bhullar
  Bhullar
  Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_GamesBhullar is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan....
  
  
• Bhutta
• Birring
  Birring
  Birring, is a clan of Jatts in Punjab, India. Birring is also spelled as Billing, Benning, Wirring, Baring, Berring, Warring, Binning, Bening or Birringh amongst the generations of this clan. Warring people are traditionally thought to be descendants of Raja Jagdeo...
  
  
• Bohar
  Bohar
  The Bohar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Rajasthan state of India.-History and origin:The Bohar is a tribe in Punjabi Wasib+ Saraiki Wasaib in Pakistan and Indian state Rajastan . In early times this tribe was non muslims when the Saints and Sufi's came into the...
  
  
• Boparai
  Boparai
  Boparai may refer to:*Boparai, a Rajput-Jat gotra found in India and Pakistan*Boparai, Kapurthala, a village in the Indian state of Punjab*Boparai, Phagwara, a village in the Indian state of Punjab...
  
  
• Bosan
  Bosan (tribe)
  The Bosan are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. They are said to have come from Hyderabad in Sindh at the invitation of the Sufi Bahawal Haq some eight centuries ago. The saint is said to have allocated lands in what has now become the town of Bosan in Multan District...
  
  
• Budania
  Budania
  Budania is an ancient gotra of Jats who live primarily in the Indian states of Rajasthan and Haryana. In Haryana, they are found in the village of Bhattu Kalan, and the city of...
  
  
• Budhwar
  Budhwar
  Budhwar/Badhwar is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in India. They are Chandravanshi kshatriyas. Maharaja Budh was son of Maharaja Chandra. Chandravansha in Hindus started after Maharaja Chandra. Budhwars are descendant of Maharaja Budh...
  
  
• Burdak
  Burdak
  Burdak is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a clan of the Jat people and Bishnois.-History:...
  
  
• Buria
  Buria (clan)
  Buria, classically called the Ordabeans , is the name of clan of people in Jats....
  
  
• Buttar
  Buttar
  Buttar ,‎‏ is a Jat clan. Its members live in the Punjab region mainly the Malwa belt. Buttars in Pakistan are Muslims...
  
  

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• Chadhar
  Chadhar
  Chadhar is a Punjabi tribe in India and Pakistan. They are both Rajputs and Jats, and are Aryan.This caste should not be confused with another Indian caste spelled similarly, which is found in Madhya Pardesh India and is amongst one of the Indian Scheduled Caste...
  
  
• Chahal
• Chahar
  Chahar (clan)
  Chahar also known by variations like Chahad, Char and Chaharag, is a gotra or clan of Jats in India. People belonging to this clan are found in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh...
  
  
• Chandral
  Chandral (clan)
  Chandral are a Jat clan found in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. They are found mainly in the village of Chandral, which is situated several kilometres north east of the city of Mirpur. There customs are similar to other Jat clans of the region....
  
  
• Chatha
  Chatha
  Chatha ) is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabits parts of the Punjab in India and Pakistan. - History :The Chatha tribe were originally settled Gujranwala District, in which district they hold 184 villages...
  
  
• Cheema
  Cheema
  Cheema is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found inPunjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and also in Pakistan.Cheemas are one of the two major sub clans of Jats along with other Jat clans like Sandhu, Grewal, Pannu, Uppal etc.. .Historically, this tribe has held considerable tracts in the upper Rechna Doab since...
  
  
• Chhachhar
  Chhachhar
  -History and origin:The Chhachhar claim Mughal origin, and claim descent from the famous king Timur. But according to another tradition, Surar, Subhago, Silro and Chachar were once slaves of Bunga Rai, the Raja of Umarkot in Sindh, and were freed by Jam Jakhar...
  
  
• Chhajra
  Chhajra
  The Chhajra are a Saraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Chhajra are distinct from the Shajra, another Saraiki speaking Jat clan.-History and origin:Mian Nadeem Akhtar Chhajra Manik wali, migrated to uk in 2001....
  
  
• Chhillar
  Chhillar
  Chhillar or Chhikara are Jat clans who mainly inhabit Haryana and Punjab in India. Both these gotras are related to each other as well as to the Dalal and Deshwal gotras. The Chhillar gotra is probably the same as the Chahal or Chhail gotra of Punjab . Near Bahadurgarh in the Rohtak district of...
  
  
• Chhina
  Chhina
  Chhina is a Jat clan of India and Pakistan.-Traditional origin and history:According to Horace Rose, the Bahawalpur Chhina genealogy gives them common origin with the Wattu. They claim origin from Chhina, a descendant of Jaypal, the brother of Rajpal, from whom are descended the Wattu. The Muslim...
  
  
• Chhokar
  Chhokar
  Chhokar is a clan found among GURJARs .-Location:There are 24 villages of Chhokars in Samalkha area of Panipat District of haryana.There are 12 Villages of Chhokars in Saharanpur district of UP....
  
  
• Chilka
  Chilka
  Chilka or chalka is a gotra of Jats found in Jaipur, Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan, India. 'Chilka' is a Rajasthani language word, which means 'Shining'. These people were fair in colour with a typical signing on their faces. So these people were known as Chilka in Rajasthan....
  
  

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• Dab
  Dab (tribe)
  The Dab are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:The Dab are a small clan of pastoral Jatts, who have always resided in the Chenab Jhelum Doab. The Dab claim descent from Dab, who was said to be a Suryavanshi Rajput.The Dab surname is also found among...
  
  
• Dabas
  Dabas
  Dabas is a Jat Gotra, contributing the "Dabas" family name to its members.They have 16 villages in Delhi, in the neighborhood of Dahiya Jats and are closely related to the latter. They are not descendants of Dahiya Jats but came along with them from Rajputana.According to puranic legend Dabas are...
  
  
• Dagur
  Dagur (clan)
  Dagar or Digrana is a clan or gotra of Jats , Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Lohars found in Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India....
  
  
• Daha
• Dahba
  Dahba
  The Dahba are Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims shoodar ancestry of Hindu cast, and descent from one Khoga, a servant of the Mughal Emperor Akbar...
  
  
• Daher
  Daher (clan)
  Daher is a clan found in the Punjab, Pakistan. Some Daher consider themselves to be Jat, while others identify themselves are Rajputs.- History and origin :...
  
  
• Dahiya
  Dahiya
  Dahiya or दहिया, classically called the Dimures , is a clan of Jats and Yaduvanshi Ahirs found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India.-Distribution:...
  
  
• Dalal
  Dalal
  Dalal is a surname of a family which is mainly found in Bangladesh. This gotra is mainly found in Sirajganj Sirajgonj and Munshiganj Distrit of Bangalsdeh. Dalal is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Bangladesh and India also.In India this gotra is mainly found at Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi...
  
  
• Dandiwal
  Dandiwal
  The Dandiwal are a Jat clan found in the state of Haryana in India.According to the tribe's tradition, the Dandiwal are of Chauhan Rajput descent, who are said to have immigrated from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to Sirsa and Hissar in the 15th Century. Like many other Jat clans, in addition to being...
  
  
• Dantusliya
  Dantusliya
  Dantusliya, Dantusaliya, Dantuslia, Dantusalia gotra is found in Nagaur, Chittorgarh, and Churu Districts in Rajasthan....
  
  
• Daukia
  Daukia
  Daukia is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India....
  
  
• Dawana
  Dawana
  The Dawana are a Seraiki speaking clan Jat clan found in the province of Punjab Pakistan. The Dawana are a clan of the Sial, claiming descent from Diwan Khan. Like all Sials, the Dawana claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs, having originally come from Dharanagri in central India...
  
  
• Deo
  Deo (clan)
  The Deo are a gotra of Rajputs, found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, Sankatra was their ancestor, and they point to the town of Zafarwal, in Pakistan, as the seat of their original settlement.Their ancestor is said to be a...
  
  
• Deol
  Deol
  Deol is a warrior clan of the Jat people found in India Punjab, Haryana,Uttar Pradesh and Pakistan. Deols are mostly Sikh Jats...
  
  
• Deshwal
  Deshwal
  Deshwal or Deswal is a gotra or clan of Jats and Ahirs in the states of Punjab, Haryana Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India and the province of Punjab in Pakistan.- Origin :...
  
  
• Dhaka
  Dhaka (clan)
  Dhaka is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh states of India.They are mainly found in Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu districts of Rajasthan. Dhaka is the biggest Gotra in Sikar district. Second Largest Gotra of JATs. Juliasar village in Sikar district was...
  
  
• Dhankhar
  Dhankhar
  - History :They have descended from branch of Dharan or Dhoriwal . This gotra started after Dhana-khanda province of Maharaja Moradhwaja . They have originated from Raja Dhananjaya of Nagavansh...
  
  
• Dhaulya
  Dhaulya
  Dhauyla or Dhauliya is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu etc. Dhaulya literally means white. Dhaulyas were rulers in Kishangarh and Marwar much before the rule of Rathores. The most renowned person in Dhaulya gotra was Tejaji or Veer Teja...
  
  
• Dhetarwal
  Dhetarwal
  Dhatterwal , , is gotra of Jats found in Districts Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner in Rajasthan state & Haryana in India....
  
  
• Dhaliwal
  Dhaliwal
  Dhaliwal is a large Jatt clan found mainly in the Malwa portion of Punjab, Haryana also it's gotra in Yaduvanshi Ahirs It is considered to be an old Jatt clan with history dating back over 1000 years.-Lineage, origin and history:...
  
  
• Dhamial
• Dhandla
  Dhandla
  The Dhandla are a Seraiki speaking Jat tribe, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Dhandla, a Rajput, who is said to have come from Jaisalmer to Multan, where he converted to Islam...
  
  
• Dhandu
  Dhandu
  The Dhandu are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab procvince of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Dhandu claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs...
  
  
• Dhariwal
• Dharni
  Dharni
  Dharni is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab region of India.-Dharni History:Sir Lepel Griffin was of the opinion that the Dharni's came into the Punjab region from the present central Asia. Most of the Jatt tribes entered the Punjab in the 5th century. There are many theories about the...
  
  
• Dhatt
  Dhatt
  Dhatt , is a small Sikh Jatt clan found in Northern India. It is considered to be an old Jat clan with history dating back over 1000 years.It has no relation with the Dutt or Datt. There is no alternative spelling for Dhatt in English....
  
  
• Dhillon
• Dhindsa
  Dhindsa
  The Dhindsa / Dhinda / Dhinsa are found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, their original home was Ambala, but they spread as far west as Sialkot, and as far south as Patiala...
  
  
• Dhoat
• Dhotar
  Dhotar
  The Dhotar are a Jat tribe, originally found principally in Gujranwala District, of Punjab, Pakistan. The Sikh section of this tribe moved to Punjab, India after partition.The Dhotar are found in Sialkot and Gujrat Districts of Punjab, Pakistan.- History :...
  
  
• Dhothar
  Dhothar
  The Dhothar are a Jat tribe, originally found principally in the Gujranwala District, of Punjab, Pakistan. The Sikh section of this tribe moved to Punjab, India after partition.The Dhothar are found in Sialkot and Gujrat districts of Punjab, Pakistan....
  
  
• Dhonchak
  Dhonchak
  Dhonchak is a gotra of Jats found in Panipat district in Haryana, India....
  
  
• Dhull
  Dhull
  Dhull is a gotra of Jats, found in the state of Haryana and Western UP in India. Dhull is a clan by which various other clans /surname have evolved like dhuhan, Dhillon etc...
  
  
• Didel
  Didel
  Didel is a surname of the Jat community in India, found in Nagaur, Jaipur, Tonk districts in Rajasthan and Harda, Mandsaur, Ratlam districts in Madhya Pradesh....
  
  
• Doad
  Doad
  Doad is a clan of Rajput Chandravanshi. Large settlements of Doads are found in Dist. Hoshiarpur , Nawanshahar and Dist Una . But there are also Doads found in Faridkot, Bathinda, Ferozpur etc. Some Doads who have immigrated to North America and Europe from village Jalwehra have changed their...
  
  
• Dookya
  Dookya
  Dookya or Dhukiya Daukiya is gotra of Jats found in Distt Hisar and Fatehabad in Haryana. They are also found in district Churu, Nagaur of Rajasthan in India....
  
  
• Dosanjh
  Dosanjh
  Dosanjh is a surname as well as Jat clan with origins in Punjab, India. Dosanjh is typically associated with the Jat people of South Asia.- Notable people named Dosanjh :* Ujjal Dosanjh, Canadian politician...
  
  
• Drigh
  Drigh
  The Drigh are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly along the banks of the Chenab River, mainly in the districts of Muzaffargarh and Multan. The tribe originates in the Makran region of Balochistan, and migrated to Punjab in the 15th Century....
  
  
• Dudhra
  Dudhra
  Dudhra or Dund rai is a gotra of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab, in India and also in Pakistan. Dudhra is Jat clans mostly are Historically, Muslim Jat clans predominated in western Punjab, in areas which now are found in Pakistan...
  
  
• Dudi
  Dudi
  Dudi or Dudee or Duddy or Dhuddy is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in India as well as Pakistan. Dudi gotra is also found in Bhati Rajputs, Sikhs, Muslims, Buddhists and Bishnois.Dudi is an old tribe of Ramayana period. Dudis are Naga...
  
  
• Duhan
  Duhan
  Duhan or Duhoon is a gotra of Jats. Jats of this gotra live in communities, such as Delhi Shahdara, Haryana, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Hisar, Jhajhar, Jind, Panipat, Sonipat Bagpat and Baraut region of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, India. They migrated from Soniapt, Hissar and Jind region of Haryana....
  
  
• Duhoon
  Duhoon
  Duhoon or Duhan is a gotra of Jats. Jats of this gotra live in Bagpat and Baraut region of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, India. They migrated from Tosham, Hisar region of Haryana ....
  
  
• Dullar
  Dullar
  Dullar or Dular Dulad Duhad Dular is a clan of Jats, found in the state of Haryana and Rajasthan in India. This gotra of Jats originated from mahapurusha named Dular .- Distribution :...
  
  

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• Gaina
  Gaina
  Gaina or Gainan is a gotra of Jats found in District Ajmer and Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. Gaina Jats are also found in Marwar region of Rajasthan. They were rulers of some republics in Didwana area in Nagaur. Probably a group of Johiya Jats was known as Gaina...
  
  
• Gakhal
  Gakhal
  Gakhal is a Jatt clan from the state of Punjab.-Gakhals Today:Most of the Gakhal clan is found in the Doaba region of Punjab where there is a Gakhal pind in Jalandhar.They are part of the Jat Clan...
  
  
• Gandas
  Gandas
  Gandas is a gotra of Jats found in District Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, India which is also founds in Yadavs of Haryana....
  
  
• Gandhar
• Ganjial
  Ganjial
  Ganjial are a Rajput/Jatt tribe found in Gujrat, Khushab, and Jhelum districts of Punjab, Pakistan and a few are also found in Azad Kashmir...
  
  
• Garewal
• Garhwal
  Garhwal (clan)
  Garhwal is a gotra of Jats are found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in India. In Rajasthan they inhabit many villages in Sikar district.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Ghallu
  Ghallu
  The Ghallu are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Ghallu, a Hindu Rajput, who was converted to Islam, by the famous Sufi saint Makhdum Jahanian of Uch. He is said to have had seven sons, from which the main clans...
  
  
• Ghangas
  Ghangas
  Ghanghas or Ghangas is gotra of Jats found in the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in India.- Origin :The word Ghangas is derived from Ghan Ghas . As per the folk legend, a holy man was imprisoned by a powerful but evil person of the area. Locals were fearful of supporting the holy man...
  
  
• Ghasal
  Ghasal
  Ghasal is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh....
  
  
• Ghumman
• Gill
  Gill (clan)
  Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
  
  
• Gilotar
• Godara
  Godara (clan)
  Godara is a clan or gotra of Jats and Bishnois found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. Many have also migrated to Western regions such as Gujarat or Pakistan. They are the descendants of Goha Dutta, a prince of the Mewar dynasty who was adopted by a Brahmin to fight against...
  
  
• Gondal
• Goraya
  Goraya (clan)
  Goraya is clan of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India.-History and origin:Goraya, Gor, Gora, Gauri is a Jatt tribe, said to be descended from the Sarons family of Lunar Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa...
  
  
• Grewal
  Grewal
  Grewal/ Garewal is a surname of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab and Pakistan. They are regarded as prominent and respected clan that has greatly influenced South Asia, especially during the British Raj. Notable people include Kartar Singh Sarabha....
  
  
• Goyat
  Goyat
  Goyat is a gotra of Jats found in Hisar, Jind District of Haryana, India. ,Karnal,Yamunanagar, Haryana, India. tonk in rajashtan and some parts in UP Jind District of Haryana, India.people of Goyat gotrawho migrated from Kapro village in Hisar distt...
  
  
• Goriya
  Goriya (clan)
  The Goriya are a Jat clan found mainly in the Indian states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. They are said to derive their name from Goran Singh, a Rajput who took a Jat wife, and as such his descendants became Jat. They are found through out Haryana and in western Uttar Pradesh. The Goriya are...
  
  
• Gujjral
  Gujjral
  The Gujjral are a Muslim Gujjars clan found almost entirely in Gujrat and Jhelum Districts of Punjab, Pakistan. - History & Origin :The tribe claims descent from a Gujjral, a Rajput who lived sometime in the 17th Century. According to their tradition, Gujjral was suckled by a Gujjar foster mother,...
  
  
• Gulia
  Gulia
  Gulia is a gotra or clan of Jats found in mainly in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India. There are scattered populations in Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. Gulia Jats are Chandravanshi kshatriyas. Its pronounced differently depending on the region...
  
  

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• Hall
  Hal Jats
  The Hal are a gotra of Jats, found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:The Hal were once the dominant Jat clan in Jhelum river valley, in what is now Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District....
  
  
• Hala
  Hala (clan)
  Hala is a gotra or clan of the Jats found in the states of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in India and in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Interestingly, Hala is also a European surname.- Origin :...
  
  
• Hanjra
  Hanjra
  Hanjrah is a clan of Jats found in the Punjab, Pakistan and Northern Indian state of Punjab.Raja Jagnath, was the younger son of Raja Giyal, the conqueror of Makhiala...
  
  
• Hans
  Hans (clan)
  - History and origin :They claim to be of Quraishi origin. The Hans were one of the many tribes that occupied the upland of the Neeli Bar before the start of colonization of the Punjab by the British Imperial authorities in the 19th century....
  
  
• Hansra
  Hansra
  Hansra sometimes also pronounced as Hansara is a Jat Sikh clan found in the state of Punjab in India. They are said to originate from the village of Kamalpura in Ludhiana District.-Prominent People: - Canadian Cricket Team...
  
  
• Hari
  Hari (clan)
  Hari Jat/Jatt clan is predominantly found in Patiala District of Punjab; Jind and Kurukshetra districts of Haryana in India and Multan area of Pakistan.-History:...
  
  
• Harral
• Hatiar
  Hatiar
  The Hatiar are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Gujrat and Sargodha. The Hatiar are said to get their name from the fact that they are alleged to have practiced female infanticide, their name being a corruption of the Sanskrit...
  
  
• Hayer
  Hayer
  Hayer also spelled as Hayre or Haer is a Jatt clan found in India and Pakistan in the region of Punjab. This article concerns the historical clan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Heer
  Heer (clan)
  Heer also known as Heir/Haer or Hayer is one among the oldest and purest Jat gotras , along with Maan and Bhullar. It is found in the region of Punjab shared by India and Pakistan...
  
  
• Hooda
  Hooda
  Hooda is gotra of Jats found in Haryana in India. Hooda, Dabas, and the gotras are all brethren. These people came to Haryana from Marwar along with the Dahiya clan...
  
  
• Hundal
  Hundal
  Hundal is a clan or gotra of jatts, found in Punjab , Haryana, Punjab . They are also found among the South Asian immigrant communities in the Iraq, Iran, Russia, Tailand and in other parts of the world. Hundal is also sometimes spelled as Hundle, They are fewer in number than other jatt clans....
  
  
• Hundet
  Hundet
  Hundet is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Bundelkhand. They have been the rulers of a small republic in Bundelkhand. Their capital was at Lucknow....
  
  

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• Jaglan
  Jaglan
  Jaglan is a gotra of Jats. They are found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab- Origin :...
  
  
• Jajra
  Jajra
  Jajra is a gotra of Jats found in Nagaur district of Rajasthan and Bhopal district in Madhya Pradesh, India.Jajra is also a Gotra of Gujar, Gaur Brahmins, mostly habituated in Bikaner Rajasthan....
  
  
• Jakhar
  Jakhar
  Jakhar, also known as Jakhu is a gotra or clan of Jats found in the Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, and in Rajasthan, and in the Pakistani province of Punjab.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Jandral
  Jandral
  The Jandral are a Jat clan found in the province of Punjab Pakistan.The tribe found mainly in the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum District. Their customs are similar to neighbouring tribes such as the Lilla and Gondal....
  
  
• Jandwa
  Jandwa
  Jandwa is a village in Ratangarh tehsil in Churu district in Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 25 km from Churu in the west direction. The village was founded about 450 years ago by Jandu Jats, who moved elsewhere and Khichar Jats settled here...
  
  
• Janmeja
  Janmeja
  Janmeja is the name for a gotra of Jats found in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Locations:...
  
  
• Janu
  Janu (clan)
  Janu or Janoo is a gotra of Jats found in Jhunjhunu, Bikaner, Jaipur, Churu and Sikar districts in Rajasthan, India. Apart from their primary occupation as farmers, many of them actively serve in the Indian armed forces. The clan also has relatively high proportions of literacy...
  
  
• Jappa
  Jappa
  Jappa is subcast of Rajputs tribe living in the area of Chiniot District, Jhang District and Okara District. It is a warrior family and coming from the past era of Mughal emperors.- History :...
  
  
• Jathol
  Jathol
  Jathol is a gotra of Jats found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.The clan is said to have originated in Sialkot, and then spread to Amritsar and Gujranwala....
  
  
• Jatrana
  Jatrana
  Jatrana is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India. This is an old gotra. According to Kautilya they fought against Alexander the Great. According to Alberuni this hilly place called Chittor was the capital of the Jatrana clan...
  
  
• Jatri
  Jatri
  Jatri is gotra of Jats found in India. These people were known as Jatran at some places and Jitran at other places.-History and origin:They were settled around Chittor in medieval periods. Alberuni has written the name of Chittor as Jitaur, which is after Jitran Jats. The earlier name of Mewar was...
  
  
• Jethoo
  Jethoo
  Jethoo is a gotra of Jats found in Nagaur district and Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. They are found in following Villages in Sikar district: Sihot Chhoti, Jethoo Ka Baas, Pardoli badi, Jethwan Ka Baas, Dantru....
  
  
• Jhaal
  Jhaal
  Jhaal is gotra of Jats found in Jammu District in Jammu and Kashmir....
  
  
• Jhammat
  Jhammat
  Jhammat is a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.- Overview :They are found in large area from Jhelum District in the north to Bahawalpur District in the south, in the Punjab province. The tribe has a large concentrations in Bhakkar, Chakwal, Sargodha and Khushab districts. The...
  
  
• Jhanjhar
  Jhanjhar
  Jhanjhar or Jhajhar or Jhajhad is gotra of Jat people found in Bhilwara, Hanumangarh districts in Rajasthan, India. Jhanjhars have been associated with jat folk-deity Tejaji.- Village Paner :...
  
  
• Jhujh
  Jhujh
  The Jhujh are Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The tribe claims Chauhan Rajput ancestry.Another theory about their ancestry is that they are descendents of Dulla Bhatti. After the courageous battle of Dulla Bhatti with the Mughal forces, the local bards gave...
  
  
• Jhullan
  Jhullan
  The Jhullan are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.The Jhullan are a clan of Bhatti Rajputs, who claim descent from Rai Gajun, a local ruler in south Punjab. They are and their kinsmen the Drighs are said to have immigrated from Rajasthan and settled in what is now Bahawalpur...
  
  
• Johal
  Johal
  Johal is a prominent Jatt family clan originally from modern Pakistan and North India. The Johals Jats are found both in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-Lineage:...
  
  
• Johiya
  Johiya
  Johiya , also known as Joia, Joiya, Joyia, Joya, Joyea, and Joeya, is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan in Northern India and Pakistan. The Johiyas are one of the twenty-four undivided Rajput clans or eka. In ancient chronicles, they are described as "Lords of Jangladesh", a region that included Haryana,...
  
  
• Joon
  Joon
  Joon is a clan of Jat People, which are based chiefly in the state of Haryana, India. Joons are descendants of Rao Joon of the Solanki clan of Rajputs....
  
  
• Juta
• Jyani
  Jyani
  Jyani , Jani gotra Jats are found inHaryana, Punjab, Rajasthan,and Madhya Pradesh...
  
  

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• Kadian
  Kadian (clan)
  Kadyan is a gotra of Jat found in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, India.-Origin:...
  
  
• Kahloon
  Kahloon
  Kahlon is a surname used in Punjab in India and Punjab in Pakistan.-History of Kahlon:The Kahlon's claim descent from Raja Vikramajit, through Raja Jag Deo of Daranager, of the Lunar Dynasty.The home of the clan is Batala in the Gurdaspur District...
  
  
• Kajala
  Kajala
  Kajala is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana. Kajala gotra is derived from the Saran clan. The Saran gotra is a branch of Bhati gotra and the Saran Jats are associated with the royal dynasty of Jaisalmer. Their capital was in Bikaner State, which was later occupied by the Rathors...
  
  
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• Kak
• Kakran
  Kakran
  Kakran or Kakrana is a gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Suryavanshi Kakusth, Kak, Khak, Chaudehrana, and Thukrele clans are branches of Kakran.-Connections with Rama of Kakrana Jats:...
  
  
• Kaler
  Kaler
  Kaler , Kler or Clair or any other variation which remains phonetically identical, is a clan of Jats found in northern areas of India and Pakistan. They belong mostly to the Sikh faith...
  
  
• Kalirai
  Kalirai
  Kalirai, Rai, is a surname that belongs to the Jat clan, and the Kalirai people are believed to have originated from the village of .There are also people who use the surname 'Kallirai' which is just the same but with the extra 'L', after careful research the reason for this is because Lawyers made...
  
  
• Kaliramna
  Kaliramna
  Kaliramna or Kaliraman or Kaleramne is gotra of Jats found in Haryana and Punjab. Kala, Kalidhaman, Kalkhande, Kalirawan, Kalerana, Kalirawat, Kalirai, Kalu are the variations of the same gotra. This gotra is branch of Nagavanshi or Nagas...
  
  
• Kaloke
  Kaloke
  Kaloke Their main village is Kaloke on the right bank of Chenab river in the Chiniot District Jhang at Lalian Jhang road in Punjab, Pakistan. Kaloke is a sub tribe or Gotra of Chadhar clan in India. Kailok was the name of their forefother who founded this pedigree.-See also:*Chadhar*Sheikhan*Talhi...
  
  
• Kaloya
  Kaloya jat
  KALOYA CLANKaloya is a very small jat gotra mainly living in Hoshiarpur district, there is a village named Kaloya 25km from Hoshiarpur in Punjab. This is the native village of this gotra. Some people of this gotra are living at Mahilpur and also at nearby village Jandoli...
  
  
• Kalwania
  Kalwania
  Kalwania or Kalwana is gotra of Jats found in District Nagaur, Hanumangarh and Sikar in Rajasthan. In ancient times the people of Kulut country were known as Kalwana where King Chitra Verma ruled.- Distribution :...
  
  
• Kalyal
• Kalyar
  Kalyar
  The Kalyar is a prominent Punjabi tribe in Pakistan, found among both the Rajputs and Jats communities.- Origin :According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he...
  
  
• Kang
  Kang (tribe)
  Kang is a gotra of Jats in India and Pakistan.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mentioned it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia.- Distribution :...
  
  
• Kanyal
• Karwir
  Karvir (clan)
  Karvir Karwir is gotra of Jats in India. People of this clan are found in village Kharnal in Nagaur district in Rajasthan, India. They are of Iranan origin initially found around lake Urmia....
  
  
• Karwasra
  Karwasra
  Karwasra or Kadwasra is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab states of India.-History:They belong to the Dahiya clan. Their name comes from their most prominent ruler Karhwasra Rao...
  
  
• Kasaniya
  Kasaniya
  Kasaniya or Kasania is a gotra of the Jat people found in Rajasthan, India. Their lineage is traditionally traced from the god Krishna. In Sanskrit the Krishna Vansha were called Karshney or Karshniya which became Kasaniya. The Krishna Vansha people in China were known as Kushan or Yuezhi...
  
  
• Katewa
  Katewa
  Katewa is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India. The Katewa gotra people are also settled in Sindh, Pakistan. They are descendants of Karkotaka , a Nagavanshi king. They were inhabiting Kikata Kingdom, during Mahabharata period. While some historians suggests that they belong to Yadu vansh. In...
  
  
• Khagwal
  Khagwal
  Khagwal is one of the Gotra of the Jat people in India, who can be either Hindu or Sikh. They are mostly found in the states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and some parts of western Uttar Pradesh....
  
  
• Khaira
  Khaira
  The Khaira are a Ramgarhia and Jat gotra found in Indian Punjab and Pakistani Punjab.Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra or Khahra.- People :...
  
  
• Khangura
  Khangura
  The Khanguras are a gotra of Jats from the Punjab region in mostly India. They are mostly found in the jalandhar Ludhiana and Kapurthala districts of Punjab, and have accordingly 15-25 villages. They have traditionally, like many Jats, been farmers. Recently many Khanguras have emigrated to Canada,...
  
  
• Khar
  Khar (tribe)
  Khar is a Seraiki speaking clan of Kamboj tribe. Khar clan is mainly settled in southern Punjab province in Pakistan.They are mainly settled in Muzaffargarh, Layyah and Bhakkar districts...
  
  
• Kharb
  Kharb
  Kharb is a gotra of Jats. They are found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. There are eight villages Dharam Kheri, Ugalan, Bhaklana, Badchapper, Khera, Mohla etc. in district Hisar, Ghuskani, Bharan in district Rohtak in Haryana. There are five villages in Panipat district namely,...
  
  
• Kharra
  Kharra
  Kharra is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India. Kharra word is derived from Arabic language used in Qur'an meaning to be pure....
  
  
• Khatkar
  Khatkar
  Khatkar is a gotra of Jats found near Uchana in Jind district and Mokhra in [Rohtak] district in Haryana, India. There are around 28 villages of Khatkar Gotra Jats. Khatkar Jats founded the village Khatu in Sikar district...
  
  
• Khatri
  Khatri (Jat)
  Khatri is a Jat gotra found in North India, mainly in the state of Haryana. A small number of Muslim Khatri Jats are now found in Pakistan. -History and origin:...
  
  
• Khatarmal
  Khatarmal
  The Khatarmal are a gotra of Jats, found in the Punjab, Pakistan..-History and origin:The tribe claims descent from Khatarmal, a Gakhar nobleman.Khatarmal's descendants contracted marriage with neighbouring Jat clans, as such also became Jat...
  
  
• Khatkar
  Khatkar
  Khatkar is a gotra of Jats found near Uchana in Jind district and Mokhra in [Rohtak] district in Haryana, India. There are around 28 villages of Khatkar Gotra Jats. Khatkar Jats founded the village Khatu in Sikar district...
  
  
• Khatril
  Khatril
  The Khatril are a tribe found in Pakistan, almost exclusively in Rawalpindi District. They were included among the Dhund Abbasi in the 1921 census...
  
  
• Khichar
  Khichar
  Khichar or Khichad is gotra of Jats found in Jhunjhunu, Churu, Nagaur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and Sikar districts in Rajasthan state in India. Veerbhan Khichar was the founder of Sikar city in Rajasthan. They are also found in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts in Haryana. Khichars are believed to be...
  
  
• Khichi
  Khichi
  Khichi is a Chauhan Rajput clan.-History and origin:Khichi is the name of a branch of the Chauhan clan of Agnivanshi rajputs. The Rajput Chauhan kingdom became the leading Rajput state and a powerful kingdom in Northern India under King Prithviraj III , also known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai...
  
  
• Khingar
  Khingar
  The Khinger or Khingar are a gotra of Bhatti Rajputs, found in the Potohar region of Pakistan.-History and origin:The Khingar are found mainly in Jhelum District, and Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. Like many other Potohar tribes, they claim to both of Jat and Bhatti Rajput status...
  
  
• Khirwar
  Khirwar
  Khirwar is a clan or gotra of Jats found in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh in India.- Origin :Raja Khir was the son of Aniruddha, the grandson of Sri Krishna. Khirwars are the descendants of Raja Khir.- Uttar Pradesh :...
  
  
• Khoja
  Khoja (clan)
  Khoja or Khwaja is a gotra of mostly Jats found in Marwar, Ajmer-Merwara and Jhunjhunwati areas of Rajasthan , as well sa Kutch and Punjab in India. They are also found in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. They are also scattered around the surrounding areas. The word Khoja is a phonetic corruption of...
  
  
• Khokhar
  Khokhar
  The Khokhar or Khokar are a people of Punjab region of Pakistan and north-western India. According to H. A. Rose they are the gotra of Rajput, Jat, Arain, Nai, and Churah. According to Denzil Ibbetson, they are also a gotra of the Tarkhan and Khatri tribes. The Khokhars were designated as an...
  
  
• Khoti
  Khoti
  The Khoti are a gotra of Jats, found in the Punjab region of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to the traditions of the tribe, the Khoti are descendent from a Raja Kang...
  
  
• Kohja
  Kohja
  The Kohja or Kauja are Jat gotra , now found mainly in Jhang and Faisalabad districts, of Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin :The Kauja were originally settled in Jalandhar District, in what is now Punjab, India...
  
  
• Khror
  Khror
  Khror is a gotra of Jats. They are found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. There are eight villages Dharam Kheri, Ugalan, Bhaklana, Badchapper, Khera, Mohla etc. in district Hisar, Ghuskani, Bharan in district Rohtak in Haryana. There are five villages in Panipat district namely,...
  
  
• Khoye Maurya
  Khoye Maurya
  Khoye Maurya is a gotra of Jats found in Uttar Pradesh in India. Jats of this clan founded the city Vijaynagar in Uttar Pradesh, which became Bijnor. Raja Nainsingh was a famous ruler of this clan. This clan is not found in Rajputs at all. The jats of this clan are found in the villages Puranpur,...
  
  
• Kookana
  Kookana
  Kookana or Kukna or Kukana or कूकणा is the name of a Jat clan or a Gotra name of Jats in Rajasthan and Haryana, India.-Migration - about 1000 years ago:...
  
  
• Korotaneh
  Korotaneh
  The Korotaneh or sometimes pronounced Korantana, are a Jat tribe found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and Indian Punjab. They are found mainly in the districts of Gujrat and Sialkot. The Korataneh claim descent from Koratana, there tribal ancestor, who was said to be a Bhatti Rajput by origin...
  
  
• Kuhar
  Kuhar
  Kuhar or Kuhad is a Kumhar & Jat clan, found in Jhunjhunun district of Rajasthan and Sonipat district of Haryana , India. Kuhar's main profession is Agriculture and also they are famous for there forgiveness. There are many famous leaders from kuhar clan, one of them is Ajit Singh Kuhar, who served...
  
  
• Kulhari
  Kulhari
  Kulhari or Kularia/Kuladia is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.-History:It is a branch of the Johiya Jats. Kulhari Jats ruled in the Marwar area in the 11th to 12th century. Bahipal was their king and Kot-Marot was their capital. There was a fort also at Kot-Marot...
  
  
• Kundhal
  Kundhal
  TheKundhal are a Jat gotra in clan found in India. They are found in Kundhaliyan near Gardhiwala in the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab....
  
  
• Kundu
  Kundu
  - History :In Northern West Bengal most of the Kundu people are associated with agriculture.Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. A city named Kundila is mentioned in Mahabharata, the inhabitants of this were known as Kundu...
  
  

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• Lak
• Lali
• Langrial
  Langrial (tribe)
  -History and origin:The Langrial are found throughout Punjab, the tribe has different traditions to its origin, depending on the region it inhabits.The Multan Langrial, claim descent from a Brahmin of Bikaner...
  
  
• Lathwal
  Lathwal
  Lathwal is a Jat clan, found specially in few villages of the Sonepat district,They are very brave and fearless .And called lathwal for they used to carry a heavy stick.Now the lathwal's of sirsadh have become very fashionable an modern.Village Sirsadh inhibits very good looking and handsome...
  
  
• Leel
  Leel
  Leel are Jat clan or gotra found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and state of Punjab in India. Depending on the region of Punjab and the accent, Leel can be pronounced as Leal, Lel or sometimes Lil.- History :...
  
  
• Legha
  Legha (clan)
  Legha or Lega or Lehga is gotra of Jats. They are descendants of Nagavanshi mahapurusha named Aligi . This gotra Jats are found in Sikar district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jaisalmer district, Nagaur district, Bhilwara district of Rajasthan...
  
  
• Lehal
  Lehal
  Lehal is a Jat family name. The word is also spelled as such as Lail, Lehel, Lehl, Lahil and Lel. Lehals are mainly found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.- Religion :Almost all the Lehal in Pakistan are Muslims...
  
  
• Lidhar
  Lidhar
  The Lidhar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and Punjab state of India.-History and origin:They claim descent from Lidhar, a Adjar nobleman from Batumi, who said to have married a Jat, and as such his descendents became part of the Jat community.-In Pakistan:In Pakistan,...
  
  
• Lilla
• Lodike
  Lodike
  -History and origin:The Lodike are a clan of the Kharal tribe, found in Gujranwala District, where they hold 36 villages. They are said to have come from the Ravi, and initially led a pastoral life and nomadic life in the Sangla Hill country. Reverses at the hands of the Virk Jats forced them to...
  
  
• Lohanch
  Lohanch
  -Histrory & Origin:According to tribal traditions, the Lohanch were settled in their present abode by two descendents of the famous Sufi, Bahwal Haq. Makhdum Lal Isa is said to have brought with him two brothers, the elder of whom was called Lohanch, and settled them in what was wasteland, in the...
  
  
• Lohchav
  Lohchav
  Lochav lohchab , Lohchap Lohchav Lochhav Lohach or Arh is a gotra of Jatts. They were called Lohchav as Panwars had inhabited this area in Rohtak. They are found in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The King Arh was in fourth generation of Ardas and is mentioned in many stories of...
  
  
• Lomish
  Lomish
  The Lomish are a Jat clan living in the central districts of Indian Punjab, India.- Distribution :The clan lives throughout Indian Punjab, with concentrations in Malwa region mainly.- Religion :...
  
  

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• Maan
• Mahil
  Mahil
  Mahal is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Northern Indian state of Punjab.- Origin :The place of origin of the Mahils is supposed to have been Delhi...
  
  
• Mahla
  Mahla
  Mahla or Mahalawat or Mahlan or Mahlania is a gotra of Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Jats found in the states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, in India.They are Sikh in the Punjab, and Hindu in the other states....
  
  
• Mahra
  Mahra (clan)
  The Mahra are a Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they were originally Mughal, and settled near Delhi. Abour about 10 or 12 generations ago, the whole tribe was exterminated with the exception of a boy who was found lying among the...
  
  
• Maitla
  Maitla
  Maitla or Metlo is a Jat gotra or clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan and Punjab .- Geographical distribution :Maitlas mainly inhabit in the districts of Jhang, Sargodha, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Bhakkar, Khanewal, Vehari, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Gujranwala, Sheikhpura,...
  
  
• Majhail
  Majhail
  Majhail is a Jat gotra or clan of Jats belonging to the Majha region. Moreover, the designation Majhail is also associated with Jat people who can trace their lineage to the Majha region of the North Indian state of Punjab who are mainly Sikhs.- Origin :...
  
  
• Majoka
  Majoka
  Majoka Or Manjotha is the name of a tribe originating from the Indian Subcontinent. in the Rajasthan, India and Punjab, Pakistan. The main concentration of the tribe is in the village of Haveli Majoka on the river Jehlum in Pakistan and Khatlabana, District Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India...
  
  
• Makwal
  Makwal
  The Makwal are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:The word Makwal, is a shortened form of Makkah wal, which in the Seraiki language means "from Makkah". The tribe claims that its ancestors were Arabs from the holy city of Makkah in what is now...
  
  
• Malhi
  Malhi
  The Malhi is a Jat gotra/Kumhar clan from the North Indian state of Punjab and Pakistani Punjab,Earlier based in the region around Sialkot , the Malhis were often wealthy landlords living in North-East Punjab....
  
  
• Malik Ghatwala
  Malik (Jat)
  Malik is a clan of Hindu Jatt, Muslim Jat and a few Sikh Jat, found primarily in Haryana, India, but also found in other Indian states as well as Pakistan. There are both Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh Jats...
  
  
• Mallana
  Mallana
  The Mallana are a Jat gotra, found in the Punjab and the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, the Mallana claim descent from Mallana, said to be a Barlas Mughal trooper in the army of the Emperor Akbar. Mallana is said to have settled in...
  
  
• Manda
  Manda (clan)
  Manda gotra Jats are found in Pakistan, Sialkot, Jaipur, Pali, Nagaur, Kota, Bhilwara districts in Rajasthan.-The Mandas in Iran - The First Historical Empire of Jats:...
  
  
• Mandiwal
  Mandiwal
  Mandiwal is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India. They are considered to be descendants of Rishi Mandavya. According to the historical records of Mandiwal gotra Rao Mutia Kamas of Dahiya Kshatriya clan came from Kannauj in samvat 905 and constructed a fort in Nagaur city in Rajasthan. Lakhan...
  
  
• Manes
  Manes (tribe)
  Manes is a Jat community of the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.- Origin :The Manes is mainly a Jat Muslim tribe. However,some are Sikhs or Hindus. They regard themselves as Rajputs, claiming descent from...
  
  
• Mangat
  Mangat (clan)
  Mangat, also written as Mawngat or Mongat, is a famous Jat clan, based in Punjab, northwest India, although some members also live in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Mangoana
  Mangoana
  Mangoana village of Bhawana City.Hanjra and BATA are considered religious people there Lot of other tribes are living here like Harral, Chadhar, Baar, Rajokas and few others....
  
  
• Manjotha
  Manjotha
  The Manjotha are a large Seraiki-speaking Jat clan found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan.- History :According to their traditions, they came originally from Makran in Baluchistan. They are closely connected with the Arwal clan, and follow the customs of the neighbouring...
  
  
• Marath
  Marath
  The Marath are a Jat clan or gotra found in the Punjab province of Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Gujrat, Chakwal and Sargodha. In Chakwal District, there main settlement is the village of Marath....
  
  
• Marhal
  Marhal
  The Marhal, are sometime pronounced Mandal, are a Jat gotra, now found mainly in Punjab, although few are still found in Jarauda in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh. They are one of the larger Muley Jat clans.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Marrar
  Marrar (clan)
  The Marrar are a Jat gotra, or clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and the state of Punjab in India.-History and origin:The Marrar claim descent from Shinh Chand, a Rajput prince...
  
  
• Mathauda
  Mathauda
  Mathoda is a Jatt gotra or clan in the state of Punjab in India.The history of the Mathodas is largely unsure. Oral tradition suggests that the Mathodas are a Jatt people that traveled to India along with the armies of Alexander the Great of Macedonia...
  
  
• Matyal
• Maukhari
  Maukhari
  The Maukhari Dynasty, classically called the Megar Dynasty, was a royal Indian dynasty that controlled vast areas of Northern India for over six generations. They earlier served as vassals of the Guptas as well as related to Harsha and his short-lived Vardhan dynasty. The Maukhari's established...
  
  
• Mehria
  Mehria
  Mehria is a gotra or clan of Jats or Brahmins found in the states of Punjab and Rajasthan in India.- Origin :...
  
  
• Mekan
  Mekan (tribe)
  The Maken are a Rajput clan found in Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin :The word Maken came from urdu word مے کن mean Bar Keeper . They claim descent from the Parmara Rajputs, and spring from the same ancestor as the Dhudhi tribe. The tribe claims to have settled in the Thal, after the end of...
  
  
• Mirdha
  Mirdha
  Mirdha is surname of Jats found in Jodhpur Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. It is based on title Mirdha which was awarded by Emperor of Delhi in 1584 when Raja Uday Singh of Jodhpur, under the orders of Emperor Akbar, marched to Gujarat and defeated Sultan Muzzafar in battle. Distribution of...
  
  
• Moond
  Moond
  Moond is a clan of Jats found in the States of Rajasthan and Haryana in India. Ramesh Chandra Gunarthi in his book “Rajasthani Jatiyon ki khoj” has mentioned about the origin of this gotra. One of the sons of Raja Mangal Rao Bhojsi of Bhati clan was Moonda who joined Jats. The descendants of...
  
  
• Mor
  Mor (clan)
  Mor or Maur or Maurya is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Punjab and Haryana states in India.-Origin of clan:...
  
  

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• Nagra
  Nagra (clan)
  The Nagra are a Jat clan found in the province of Pakistani Punjab and the Indian state of Punjab.The clan claim descent from Nagra, who is said to be a Chauhan Rajput, and the tribe also claim a common origin with the Cheema. They are said to have left Delhi during the rule of Alauddin Khilji, and...
  
  
• Nagyal
  Nagyal
  Nagyal, sometimes pronounced as Nangyal and also written as Nagial are a Rajput-Jat tribe found mainly in Rawalpindi District, Gujar Khan, Daultala, Jhelum and Gujrat Districts of Punjab, Mirpur District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir...
  
  
• Nalere
  Nalere
  The Nalere are a clan of the Chadhar tribe, found in the province of Punjab, in Pakistan.- Classification:There are three main branches of Lalere :1- Fataili2- Ramali3- MirjaneNow,a little explain of every branch1- Fataili...
  
  
• Nandal
  Nandal
  Nandal is a Jat clan, found in Haryana and Rajasthan, India. They are of Middle Eastern descent, specifically Iranian.Nandal's are generally present near Rohtak, specially Bohar Village and Garhi Village, Rohtak . There is village name after Nandal's near Lakhan Majra...
  
  
• Nara
  Nara (gotra)
  Nara is a gotra of jats. This gotra originated from Greek word Naraya.-History:Mor and Nara are mentioned as Mura and Naraka two powerful “ Yavana” Kings, who were ruling over the Mura and Naraka along with Varuna in the western countries...
  
  
• Narwat
  Narwat
  Narwat is a gotra, or clan, of Jats found in India.-Distribution:The village of Kherikalan in Faridabad Tehsil of Faridabad District in Haryana.80% of population is of the Narwat gotras and remaining 20% are Tevetia and Dugar....
  
  
• Nathyal
  Nathyal
  The Nathyal are a tribe of Rajputs and Jats found principally in the Potohar region of Punjab, Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, and Jammu.-History and origins:...
  
  
• Natt
  Natt
  The Natt are a Jat gotra found in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.-History and origin:The tribe is descended from Jograh, a Suryavanshi Rajput, who is said to have come from Ayudhia, in North India...
  
  
• Nauhwar
  Nauhwar
  Nauhwar or Nohwar is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. They belong to Chandravanshi kshatriyas. They come mostly from Naujheel area in district Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, where they ruled in ancient times and renowned for their royal families.Nauhwar and...
  
  
• Nehra
  Nehra
  Nehra is an Indian Jat surname. It is based on gotra Nehra. Nehra gotra Jats are found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in India. The origin of Nehra is derived from Nehra mount in Sindh where they were the rulers. Nehras are descendant of Narishyanta , son of Vaivasvata Manu and...
  
  
• Nijjar
  Nijjar
  Nijjar is a surname found commonly among people of the Jatt clan from the Northern Indian state of Punjab. Most of the members of this clan are Sikhs by religion although there are many Sikh/Hindu/Muslim/Christian/Roman Catholic Nijjar's belonging to the Khatri/Rajput/Gujjar caste...
  
  
• Nitharwal
  Nitharwal
  Nitharwal is a Punjabi tribe of Jats found in Punjab, Pakistan and Rajasthan, India. Ramesh Chandra Gunarthi in his book “Rajasthani Jatiyon ki khoj” has mentioned about the origin of this gotra. One of the sons of Amber ruler Kachwaha was Narsi who joined Jats...
  
  
• Nonari
  Nonari
  The Nonari are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.They are one of a number of nomadic pastoral nomads found in the Neeli Bar region. During the 19th Century, they were forcibly settled by British authorities, and are now a community of settled farmers...
  
  

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• Pachar
  Pachar
  Pachar or Pachehra is Gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India. Pachar or Pachehra is degenerated form of Panwar. Their origin was at Dharanagari. Sujan Singh was their chieftain. Sujan Singh won the places Udiya, Amber, Ujjain, Averi, Abugarh and Sanganeri,...
  
  
• Padda
  Padda (clan)
  Padda is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan. Padda is known to be one of the Original Jat clans along with other popular Jat clans like Grewal, Cheema, Gill, Sidhu, Sandhu, Brar, Dhillon, Aulakh, Samra, Mann...
  
  
• Pal
  Pal (clan)
  Pal is a Gotra or clan of Jats found mainly in the state of Punjab in India. They are part of the Jatt Sikh community.According to James Tod's Annals and antiquities of Rajasthan Pal is a synonym for Ahir.Bhilsa,Bhojpura,Dip,Bhopal,Eran,Garaspur, are a few ancient towns established by the Pals....
  
  
• Pandher
  Pandher
  Pandher is a Jat gotra or clan found in the state of Punjab India and Pakistan.-Origin: Pandher is a Royal Jat surname traditionally found in Northern India particularly in Punjab . Pandhers are Punjabis of the Sikh faith or born to Sikh parents and are large landlords...
  
  
• Panghal
  Panghal
  Panghal , classically called the Peucolaïteans , is a Jat clan, found in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, India.-Panghals:...
  
  
• Panjootha
  Panjootha
  Panjootha, sometimes pronounced as Panchoota are a Jat tribe found mainly in Sargodha District of Punjab. Their customs are similar to other tribes in the Sargodha region....
  
  
• Pannun
  Pannun
  A Jat tribe They are chiefly found throughout the central districts of Punjab India and Punjab Pakistan. According to some traditions, the tribe came from Ghazni in Afghanistan. They claim a connection with the Aulakh tribe....
  
  
• Parhar
• Pawania
  Pawania
  The Pawania are a Jat clan found in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India. They claim to be one of the four orignal clans of the Jats, and are predominantly Hindu, with a small Muslim and Sikh minority....
  
  
• Pawera
  Pawera (surname)
  Pawera is a gotra of Jats found in Punjab, in India. Pawera is one of the smaller Jat clans, found mostly in the Rupnagar district along with other jat clans like Lehal, Gill, Sidhu, Dhillon, etc..-Origin:...
  
  
• Pawriya
  Pawriya
  Pawriya is a gotra or clan of Jats found mainly in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in India. They are mainly an agrarian society. Pawaria/Pawariya/Pawriya/Pawadia is gotra of Jats found in Districts Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh; Rohtak, Sonipat, Jind, Jhajjar,...
  
  
• Phangureh
  Phangureh
  The Phangureh are a gotra of Jats from the Punjab region in mostly India. They are mostly found in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.They have traditionally, like many Jatts, been farmers. Many Phangurehs have emigrated to Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States. The Phangureh clan is almost...
  
  
• Phogat
  Phogat
  One of the Surname used by people of JAT warrior tribe.There are several variations of spelling depending on local religion and customs....
  
  
• Phoolka
  Phoolka
  Phoolka is a Jat Gotra found in Punjab and Punjab .- Genealogy :The Phoolka Sardars trace their genealogy from the Raja of Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal , Yadu Bhatti Rajput of Chandra Vanshi clan and are descendants of Lord Krishna, Avatar of Lord Vishnu...
  
  
• Phullan
  Phullan
  Phullan is a small village between Ratiya and Fethabad established around 1910-1920. The population is around 2800. It is approximately 12 km from Fethabad and 5 km from Ratiya...
  
  
• Pilania
  Pilania
  Pilania is a gotra of Jats. They take their name from Pilani, the CITY in the Indian state of Rajasthan whence they hail....
  
  
• Puni
  Puni (clan)
  Puni is a clan and gotra of Jats and Rajputs from Northern Indian State of Punjab. Most of the members of this clan are predominantly Sikhs by religion and found more in Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab and are settled in both rural and urban areas...
  
  
• Punia
• Punyal
  Punyal (clan)
  The Punyal are a Jat clan found mainly in the Dadyal tehsil of Mirpur District in Azad Kashmir. They are also found in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District in Punjab....
  
  
• Purewal
  Purewal
  Purewal is clan of Jats found mainly in the state of Punjab in India.The villages of origin of the Purewal clan are Shankar where they can be traced to three Purewal brothers during the Guru Gobind era , Ajit Singh Garhi, Hakim Pur and Kalahwalfatu in the Doaba region of Punjab.The three Purewal...
  
  

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• Rachyal
• Rai
  Rai (Punjabi surname)
  Rai is a Jat clan or gotra found mainly in India's Punjab state and Pakistan's Punjab state. Rai is one of the most well known Sikh jat clans originating from the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. The home village for most Rais is Moranwali. Most Sikh jat Rais live in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur...
  
  
• Rajaharia
  Rajaharia
  Rajharia Rajaharia Rojaria is gotra of jats found in Districts Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Sikar in Rajasthan. They are also there in Sikar town....
  
  
• Rajoka
  Rajoka (tribe)
  Rajoka is a sub cast and a clan tribe of Chadhars and Jats, its origin is Rajoka.- History :Rajokas are mostly living in the area of Chiniot District , Jhang and Faisalabad Chak No 235 R-B NiamuanaBhawana Tehsil from the era of Mughal Empire....
  
  
• Ramewal
  Ramewal
  Ramewal is a village in Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub-tehsil in the city Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India.- About :Ramewal is almost 6 km from Nurmahal...
  
  
• Randhawa
  Randhawa
  The Randhawas are jatt clans.Randhawa , is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.-History:...
  
  
• Ramewal
  Ramewal
  Ramewal is a village in Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub-tehsil in the city Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India.- About :Ramewal is almost 6 km from Nurmahal...
  
  
• Ranjha
  Ranjha (tribe)
  The Ranjha are a gotra of Jat, found in the eastern uplands of Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts, of Punjab, Pakistan. A small number are also found in Jhelum and Gujranwala districts...
  
  
• Ranu
  Ranu
  Ranu is the surname of Jatt Sikhs in Punjab. There are many villages of Ranu Jatts in Punjab mainly Sarhala Ranuan, Bharo Majara Ranuan, Jasso Majara, Bahar Majara near Phagwara , Manake and Khurd in Sangrur district, and Ranwan in Malerkotla...
  
  
• Ranyal
• Rawn
• Rathi
  Rathi
  Rathi, Rathee or Rath is a gotra of mainly Gujjars, Jats, Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Rajputs found in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Madhya Pradesh, India and in Pakistan, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Kasur, Shakr Garh, Narowal. In earlier times Rathis...
  
  
• Redhu
  Redhu
  Redhu is the last name of a particular clan or "gotra" of people from Jat community, who generally dwell in areas adjoining Jind district in the State of Haryana, India. They are one amongst the dominating Jat communities in Indian state of Haryana and are spread over 28 villages mainly in Jind...
  
  
• Rupyal
  Rupyal
  The Rupyal are a tribe found mainly in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, and the Pothohar region of the Punjab, Pakistan. In this part of Pakistan, it is quite common for some sections of a tribe to claim to be Rajputs, while others claim to be Jats....
  
  

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• Sagla
  Sagla
  The Sagla are a Jat found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan.-History and origin:The Sagla claim to be Panwar Rajputs, claiming descent from a Raja of Dharanagar. They are said to have settled in Punjab, during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. They are now found settled in Sahiwal...
  
  
• Saharan
  Saharan (gotra)
  Saharan or Sran or Saran is a gotra of jats in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India and Some districts of Punjab, Pakistan claim from Rajputs still today, Saharan's lineage goes to both Brahmins and Kshatriya Rajput. This is an ancient clan of India and belong to Hindu as...
  
  
• Sahasi
  Sahasi
  The Sahasi clan is a small Jat clan, related to Rai, Bhatti rajputs of the Jaisalmer reqion in Rajasthan, India. Jat names Sansi and Sahansi are quite possibly Punjabi versions of the same clan name.-Ancient history:...
  
  
• Sahi
  Sahi
  Sahi or Shahi is a clan of jat , Rajput,Bhumihar and Arain mulims.- History :Sahis are primarily agrarians and found on either sides of Punjab...
  
  
• Sahota
  Sahota
  Sahota are a clan of Jatts, Rajputs, and Tarkhans found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.- History and origin myths :According to their traditions, their ancestor was a mythical fairy by the name of Punj Phulan Rani, who lived on a flower. She gave birth to a baby boy, and a tiger came and...
  
  
• Sahotra
  Sahotra
  Sahotra are a clan of Rajput, Tarkhan and Jat, found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.There are seven pronunciations for this tribe:* Sahotra* Sohotra* Sahota* Sahontra* Sauntra* Sontra* Sutra- History and origin myths :...
  
  
• Sahu
  Sahu Jat
  Sahu Jat is a Seraiki speaking Jat clan found throughout southern Punjab, with considerable concentrations in Kabirwala, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Lodhran,Layyah, Dera Ghazi khan and Multan...
  
  
• Sajanke
  Sajanke
  Sajanke are a clan of the Chadhar tribe, found in the Punjab region of Pakistan.- History :They are named after their ancestor Sajjan. They are also a sub clan or gotra of Chadhar clan. Their main village is at left bank of river Chenab near Khiwa Mahni and is named as Sajjan Ka Chak in Sandal Bar...
  
  
• Samra
  Samra
  Samra , classically called the Samarabriëans , or the Sumrahs is the surname of a clan gotra of Jats found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. At one time they were settled in the UpperIndus.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Samtia
  Samtia
  Samtia are a Muslim Jat clan found in Bhakkar and Layyah districts, of Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:They claim Rajput extraction and tell the following story of their origin; Ram Chandar and Gonda adopted Islam under Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi...
  
  
• Sandhu
  Sandhu
  Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
  
  
• Sangha
  Sangha (surname)
  Sangha is a Jat gotra with origins in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Sangha represents Jats who are from an Indo-Scythian background. Shah Saroa had five sons Sangha, Malhi, Dhillon, Dhindsa and Dosanjh....
  
  
• Sanghera
  Sanghera
  Sanghera/Senghera is a gotra of the Jat people.-Geographical distribution:The Sanghera/Senghera community are a famous jat clan ....
  
  
• Sangi
  Sangi (tribe)
  Saangy is a Muslim Jat clan found in provinces of Punjab and Sindh, in Pakistan.-History and origin:The Saangy are a branch of the Samma tribe of Sindh...
  
  
• Sansanwal
  Sansanwal
  Sansanwal is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India....
  
  
• Sehrawat
  Sehrawat
  Sehrawat are a gotra of the Jat ethnic group, native mainly to New Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in India...
  
  
• Sarai
  Sarai (tribe)
  The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Sarao
  Sarao
  Sarao is a Jat clan. Found in the Punjab Region they are a small Clan who mainly follow Sikhism. Akali Baba Phula Singh the Jathedar of Akal Takhat and leader of Akali Nihang Singhs was from Sarao Jatt Sikh Clan, Who lived during the Great Sikh Period in the Country of Punjab.They are Found In...
  
  
• Sarwara
  Sarwara
  Sarwara is a small clan of Jat people. Sarwara is centered in the Patiala District . Most villages of the Sarwara clan live around the Ambala City of Haryana. Historically, all clan members lived in 22 villages in the Patiala District...
  
  
• Sehdev
  Sehdev
  Sehdev is one of the many last names of early Jat tribes that played an important historical role in Sikh history who later adopted Sikhism. They share their family tree with Mair Rajputs. Mair are one of the 36 royal castes of Rajputs. Sehdev is a clan of the Rajput and Jat people and found in the...
  
  
• Sehwag
  Sihag
  Sihag , Siyag , Sehwag , or Asiagh is a clan of Jat people found in Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab region in India...
  
  
• Sekhon
  Sekhon
  The Sekhon is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabit parts of Punjab in India and Pakistan. Sekhon are believed to be descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes.- References :...
  
  
• Semi
  Semi (tribe)
  Semi is Jatt Sikh clan originating from Southern Punjab about 40 km south east of Ludhiana, from a small village called TAJPUR near the town of Raekot. Most are from the village of Nawan Pind, inhabiting mostly in the areas of Bathinda, Amritsar and Faridkot. Semis are now well spread...
  
  
• Shajra
  Shajra (clan)
  Shajra are a Jat tribe found in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Khanewal, Multan and Rajanpur in Punjab. The Shajra claim descent from Mahli, who is said to be a Suryavanshi Rajput. This Mahli is said to have four sons, Shajra being one of...
  
  
• Sheikhum
  Sheikhum
  The Sheikhum Arabic: is a Punjabi Jatt tribe that inhabit parts of Punjab in India and Pakistan Sheikhum are believed to be descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes....
  
  
• Sheokhand
  Sheokhand
  Sheokhanda or Shivakhande Shaukhanda or Shokeen is a gotra of Jats found in India. Shokeen is an Arabicised shorter version of Sheokhand. The gotra gets its name from Shiva. Literally it means the abode of Shiva.-History:There is story of this clan migrating from Lahore, Punjab in the 12...
  
  
• Shergill
  Shergill
  The Shergill Jatt / Jat Clan is from Punjab, India. Many Shergills also use the surname Gill as they have descended from Gill clan of Jats. Shergill was one of the eight sons of Gillpal who was the founder of Gill surname.- Shergill Surname:...
  
  
• Sheoran
  Sheoran
  Sheoran or Sheorayan or Shivrain ' is gotra of Jats, who exist mainly in Bhiwani, Hissar in Haryana and Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan. They are also found in Aligarh and Rampur and Meerut districts of Uttar Pradesh.-History:Sheoran is a branch of Shivi Jats who ruled in Malwa...
  
  
• Sidhu
  Sidhu
  Sidhu is the most influential and prominent Jat/Jatt gotra .The Sidhu clan is mainly found in the Malwa region of Punjab state,Ganganagar district and the province of Punjab in Pakistan...
  
  
• Sinsinwar
  Sinsinwar
  Sinsinwar is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, India. The Bharatpur rulers of the Sinsinwar gotra have originated from Sini/Shini in the ancestry of Krishna; which itself is derived from Krishna's own gotra, Vrishni. They are Chandravanshi kshatriyas...
  
  
• Sunda
  Sunda (clan)
  Sunda , classically called the Sondreans , is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan state of India. Sunda people are found dwelling in villages...
  
  
• Suriara
  Suriara
  The Suriara , classically called the Suërteans , is a gotra of Jats, who dwelt in Sindh. They are now found in Rajasthan, India....
  
  

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• Takhar
  Takhar (clan)
  Takhar or Takher or Tukhar or Tushar is 1) a gotra of Hindu and Sikh Jats found in Rajasthan in India, 2) Jatt Sikhs found in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan and 3) and a Muslim Jat clan found in Pakistan....
  
  
• Takshak
• Talokar
  Talokar
  The Talokar, also pronounced Thalokar, are a gotra of Jats, found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they are the related to Sial and Tiwana tribes. Supposedly all three tribes of descendants from three brothers, Tila, Sila and Taloka, who were...
  
  
• Tandi
  Tandi (clan)
  Tandi is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, India....
  
  
• Tarar
  Tarar
  Tarar is a Punjabi tribe and Jat gotra of Northern India and in Punjab province of Pakistan.-Geographical distribution:Tarar is a Goth of Jats that means a sub-caste of Jat clan...
  
  
• Tarohly
  Tarohly
  Tarohly are a Jat tribe found in Punjab province of Pakistan....
  
  
• Tatri
  Tatri
  The Tatri are a clan of Muslim Jats found in Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin Districts of Punjab, Pakistan. They claim descent from Tatri, who is said to be a Bhatti Rajput. As with the traditions of many other Jat clans in Sargodha region, by marrying into the Jat community, they too became Jat....
  
  
• Tevatia
  Tevatia
  Tewatia, Tewathia, Tebatiya, Tevatia, Tiwathia,Teaotia or Teotia is clan or gotra found in Jats of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. Population of Tevatia Jats is mainly concentrated in Faridabad, Bulandshahr, Bharatpur,[meerut] Mathura, Ghaziabad, Aligarh districts...
  
  
• Thadwal
  Thadwal
  Thadwal is a gotra or clan of Jats, found in the states of Punjab and Himachal pradesh in India. They are part of the Jatt Sikh community.-History and origin:...
  
  
• Thathal
• Thenua
  Thenua
  Thenua Thenuva Thenewal Thinwal is a gotra of jats found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. This gotra originated from Tanwars...
  
  
• Thiara
  Thiara
  Thiara is the name of a Jat clan, found in the state of Punjab in India. They are part of the Jatt Sikh community.The clan is found in and around the Doaba and Malwa region of Indian Punjab. Their villages are found in the districts of Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar like Khanpur...
  
  
• Thind
  Thind
  Thind is the most prominent clan name found among the people living in Greater Punjab. The Thinds are well known in the areas of agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims...
  
  
• Toor
  Toor (Clan)
  Toor/Tur or Toora/Tura is a gotra found amongst Jats and Rajputs in Punjab and Haryana. Dilip Singh Ahlawat has mention it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia...
  
  
• Tulla
  Tulla Jats
  The Tulla are a gotra of Muslim Jats found mainly in Sargodha Districtin Punjab Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they are, in fact, a sept of the Gondal Jat tribe. They say, their ancestor being childless vowed that if he had a son he would give his weight in gold and...
  
  

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• Vaire
  Vaire
  Vaire is a Jat gotra, mainly found in the state of Haryana and Bulandshahr district of western Uttar Pradesh in India. There are several villages of Vaire Jats in Bulandshahr such as Jagdishpur, Naurangabad, Kanaini, Asroli ka Nagla and other surrounding villages...
  
  
• Vanar
  Vanar
  Vanar is a gotra of Jats found in Haryana in India. It is not to be confused with the Vanaras of the Ramayana, even though it may be possible that the gotra is named in honour of the vanaras or of Lord Hanuman....
  
  
• Ves
  Ves Jats
  The Ves Jats are a clan of Muslim Jats found in Sargodha District of Punjab, Pakistan....
  
  
• Vijayrania
  Vijayrania
  Vijayrania or Bijarnia is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan and Haryana in India. The existence of this clan is known from the time of Alexander the Great. Greek historians have clarified about the meaning of Vijayrania. Vijayrania is derived from Vijay + Ran...
  
  
• Virdi
• Virk
  Virk
  Virk Wirk Birk Vrik Varika is a gotra of the Jat clan found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair-skinned. In western Punjab, Virks are supposed to belong to the Mahe dynasty and Manhas or Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk...
  
  

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• Wagha
  Wagha (tribe)
  The Wagha are Muslim Jat gotra found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they are of Panwar Rajput descent. They used to graze their cattle in the central Sandal Bar, under the Kharals. Unable to deal with the tributes to the Kharal, they moved into what is now...
  
  
• Wahiniwal
  Wahiniwal
  The Wahniwal are Muslim Jat gotra found in Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:According to their traditions, they are of Bhatti Rajput descent. One of their ancestors was born in a depression in the ground, the word for depression in the local Seraiki and Punjabi languages is Wihan. The tribe...
  
  
• Wahla
  Wahla
  The Wahla are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.-History and origin:Wahlah is spelt in different ways in different parts of the world. For instance, Wahla, Wahlah, Wahala. All of these refer to the same clan, Wahlah, the literal meaning of which is said to be "One Excellent...
  
  
• Waiha
  Waiha
  The Waiha or sometimes pronounced Veha are a Seraiki speaking rajput tribe, found in the province of Punjab. .-History and origin:The veha trace their origin back to the city of Jaisalmeer in Rajasthan. According to their traditions, in the 11th Century, thre Raja of Jaisalmir gave the town of...
  
  
• Waraich
• Warar
  Warar
  The Warar is a Jat clan.They moved from Pakistan and settled in North India and mainly in the village Mullia wali, in the Firozpur District of Punjab State during the 1947 Partition of India....
  
  
• Waseer
  Waseer
  The Waseer are a Jat tribe found in the Punjab province of Pakistan.- Origin :The Waseer were a nomadic tribe found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab, and according to their traditions, are of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They claim descent from Wasir, who was converted to Islam at the hands of the...
  
  
• Wasli
  Wasli (clan)
  Wasli or sometimes pronounced Vasli, are a Jat tribe found in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the districts of Khanewal,...
  
  
• Wejhwa
  Wejhwa
  Wejhwa is a sub-clan of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. They are of Punjabi origin. Most Wejhwas live in the Jhang district in the province of Punjab in Pakistan....
  
  
• Wijhalke
  Wijhalke
  Wijhalke is a sub-clan or gotra of the Chadhar clan among Rajputs and Jats. Wijhal was the name of the ancestor who founded the clan.The main village of the clan is Wijhalke on the right bank of the Chenab river in the Chiniot tehsil...
  
  

See Also

• Jat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division
  Jat Sikh clans of Jalandhar Division
  Below is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Jalandhar Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of five districts, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur,Firozpur and Ludhiana. The appearance of a particular tribe as Jat in the list does not...
  
  
• Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore Division
  Jat Sikh clans of the Lahore Division
  Below is a list of Jatt Sikh clans and their population of the Lahore Division Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. In 1911, this division consisted of six districts, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur,Gujranwala, Sialkot and Montgomery....
  
  
• Hindu Jat clans of Ambala Division
  Hindu Jat clans of Ambala Division
  Below is a list of Hindu Jat clans and their population in the Ambala Division of Punjab, drawn up for 1911 Census of India. This region now forms part of the modern state of Haryana in India. In 1911, the Ambala Division consisted of four districts, Ambala, Hissar, Rohtak, and Gurgaon...