Dhingra is a Hindu and Sikh name that belongs to the Arora Khatri caste.[1][2][3]
Dhingra | |
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Arora Khatri | |
Ethnicity | Punjabis |
Religion | Hinduism And Sikhism |
Notable people
editPeople those may bear this surname are include:
- Gaurav Dhingra (born 1980), Indian film and television producer
- Gurbachan Singh Dhingra (born 1950), Indian entrepreneur
- Kuldip Singh Dhingra (born 1947), Indian entrepreneur
- Leena Dhingra, British writer, actress and teacher
- Madan Lal Dhingra (1883–1909), Indian revolutionary
- Manka Dhingra (born 1973/74), India-American attorney and politician
- Pooja Dhingra (born 1986), Indian pastry chef and businesswoman
- Rachna Dhingra (born 1977), Indian social activist
- Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (born 1958), Indian jurist
- Swati Dhingra, professor
References
edit- ^ Hanks,Patrick (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191781797.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
- ^ The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). [Oxford]. 2016. p. 717. ISBN 9780192527479.
Dhingra Current frequencies: GB 146, Ireland 0, GB frequency 1881: 0 Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh, Based on khatris.
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