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Lr entaHo| «J eae | eek Ravi RHwean015 5 Members Area Archives ‘A surname, often refered to asa last name or family name, isa name passed down through a family from generation to generation. Though each calfze has its own norms, in the West the surname is typically inheritedbom the patemal (Father) line. In ancien tines, people were often ‘referred toby their given name and place alone, Hereditary sumames develope to distinguish individuals withthe same fist name, a necessity as ‘world opulations grew—it wasn’t uni the sith centuy that sumames began tobe used throughout Europe. Perhaps you've wondered, What does my last name mean? Infact, the answer may’be right in front of you. Most sumames were originally derived fom a father’ given name, eg, “Hanson” (the son of Han); from places or geographicaf features, “Hil; occupations, “Fisher; or personal descriptions like “White.” Please bearia mind, surnames may have changed spellings or been replaced entirely over ime. ‘This report wil provide ou with a reh-ineduction int the history of your sumamne, dospentng your knowledge of and connection to your ancestors. ‘ History And Origin Indian (Gujarat, Maharashta, Karnataka): Hinduand Parsi name which goes back to an offi ile ‘meaning ‘village headinen, pofel in Gujarati, Marathi and Kannada (whereitis pala. Keeomes ultimately from Sanshit pela Yenantof royal land. Arnong the Indians in the VS, itis the most common family name, Dictionary of ame 4 aly ames, ford Unversity Pas, ne. © 2006 Patrick Hass U.S. Census Statistics Records collected by the government aboutthe U.S. population, likethe census, allow us to compile Interesting statistics about the Patel surname. TheU;S. government began clleting offal population ‘records in Virginia fn 1692, and established the federal ceneus in 1790, In recente, researchers ‘have found that 1,712 surnames eover 0% ofthe U.S. population, demonstrating that mast of us share ‘our somame with a great numberof other Americans Using the most recent data available, we are ableto tll you the concentration of people with your surname in the United States, theivaveragelifespen compared with thenational average, andthe surname's rank in popularity, Hereis what we can know about Patls derived fom the U.S, Census and Social Seeuity Death Inde. + "Pate is 591% most popular namein the U.S, + 66year averagelifespan + National Average: 75 Military Records Many of our ancestors served and fought bravely as members ofthe U.S, Armed Forces, These men and ‘women are ray the pride ofthis nation, and we can honor them by remembering the service and sacrifice through military records, The U.S. government bas kept personnel records since the fst national onfit, though nota are svailable online. Military records ike enlistment recor, service records, and pension aplications can help to paintavibront picture of your ancestors ite. -Archives.com has found Pate military records to Share with you. These may help yt Tocateyour “ancestors who fought defend and protect this nation. Military Records: 4 Patel found ‘The Second World War (1939-1945) began withthe German invasion of Palandin 1939, the frst gesturein what would become a German effort to establish an empire through foreble conquest. Intpheurw.archives.comimember/Detaultaspx?_act=SurnameSearchResulLastName=Patel Sumame Statistics Concentration of Pate United States inthe 807-1631 270-806 4-269 Surname Variants After centuries ofuse, sumame spellings may have varied Here are some common Patel surname variants Soundex: Panilla, Patala, Pastalo, Pate, Pada, Padsls, Padale, Padalia, Padéell Metaphone: lands, Badal, 7‘resr2015 Members Area Archives ‘Theeventevolvedintoa global military confit, recorded as the deadliest warin worldhistory. Siteen Badal, Bade, Badal, Badal, _nili Americans heroically gered inthe armed frees, and 400,000 American deaths will beforever__Badalla, Badal, Badlo ‘mourned. ‘Weave record that Patels fought withthe Allied frees. ‘World Wart Records: 4 Patel found Immigration Records Anyone with Buropean Bloodlines is descended, at least in par, from immigrants. Looking back generations, we're almost etain to encounter ‘one. fom the elonial period onward, waves of immigrants have traveled to the Unite States searching for better ie, and prosperity: In the 17th ‘and 18th centuries historians estimate nearly one milion immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seting in Colonial Ametica—incloding more than 175,000 Englishmen. Millions of Europeans immigrated tothe Unite States in the ith and 2oth centuries; 30 milion from 183640 1914 lone, Before the 1930s, hip was the any viable mode of transport before trans-Atlantic fight was possible. Ship passenger lists therefore provide information we can use to find out more bout where our ancestors came from, andtell us about their voyage. You may earn your ancestor's place firth, the ship name, thelt ag, height, eye and haircolor, and profession, to namea fe. ‘A quick search reveals tht Patel were among the millions that immigrated tothe U.S over the past several centuries, ‘immigration Records: § Patels found In the News Doyouhavea famous musician in thefanily? A patent holder? A politician? These are usta few ofthe things we can Lear about our ancestors from historieal newspaper pages; fet that may be documented nowhere else inthe world. The U.S. newspaperis along triton, stemming back to the ist colonial newspapers publishedin the :7h centuy. Much as they do today, local publications captured not only national headlines but ‘the day-to-day happenings of American communities. Preserved newspaper pages enable uso step into the shoes of our ancestors, and not only lear about them personaly, butalso immerse ourselves {in thecurrent events oftheir day. Andit tums out Patels made the headlines qutea bit. Newspaper Records: 120496 Pateis found Additional Information ‘We've found additional hackground on the Patel sumame we'd to share with you. Patel (pal, )is an Indian surname wed by some ofthe agrarian castes predominant the westem Indian statzof Gujarat. Thesurnamefsthe secon most common in Inia following Singh. The Patel sufname is found pimailyin the Indian sates of Gara, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, ‘Uttar Pradesh, and Orissa, The BBC Radio 4 programme Meet the Patels June 2009) asserted that there ae around 40,000 to 670,000 Pals in the UX, whereitisnow the 24th mostcommnon sumame. Pal isthe Marathi version ofthis samenaine, Ethnicity’ ‘Thesumameis popular and denotes a parca landowning status. The Patls historically beongedto various Patdar sub-easts. Two main groups of Patls in Gujarat make up the Patidar community including: 2. Leva Patel/Patidar 2. Kadava Patel Pata. The Kade Pada sub-caste {sfound mostly in dstics of the Saurashtra egon ike Rajkot, Junagadh, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar and also Mahesana, the Leva Patiasub- ‘easte are mainly foundin the Chatoat Region (which ae also known as Charotar Lewa Patiars) (Kheda, Ananc), Kanesn (Vadodara, Bharoch, Panchmahal), South Gujarat and Sarashtra region. The book ied Pate! Lifeby Rajmohan Gandhi throws some light onthe ancestors of Sadar Poel: His mother Lada gavehim beth inthe hose of her brother Doongerbha Dest. Labda’s husband Jhaverbhai belonged not to Nadia bt toa village called Karamsad{twelve miles south of Nadiad and three miles west of the town of Anand), where hetilled a ten acreplotand owneda small house. He and Labda andl theirratves were Patiders. Centre cartier thei ancestors had migrated from the fr north andtaken ossession ofa sandy yetrich stretch of sil called the chatotar... the Patidarancestor- possibly inked tothe formidable Huns who swept don into Inia fom the nortwestin the sixth century orto the Gas of Punjab orto bothclearedte Charotar woods, improve the sandy ground ‘with dang nanoreand eastloads of back oll. they ls soldered for nearby chietane..moretangibly, they obtained cearti of thelands they had occupied nd were therefore called Patidas-holders of lndtide-or Pats. The Patidarshavealtemated in thei customs, beeen cating meat and abstaining from i, between paying bride-peise and demanding dowry froma bride’s parents, between fermittng widow= remariage nd banning t... while changing thei customs, the Patidars rained thei Hindu religion, raling together against outsiders, male supremacy, silence before ders and an individuals subserience tothe (extended) fanilybut independence before the worl, Bluntness in spech, ‘an meoncem about cess and appearance, sense of equality within thefaldthat tamed the vlog int a collectityofPatidar brothers anda perro at chives comMmember Default. aspx?_act=SurnameSearchResutéLasiName=Patelsran015 Members Area Archives sense of superiority towards non-Patidae,ase-image of tough independent men. naturally given toring over others marke the Patidar charter ‘The Gajazs who migrated from North India to Gujrat started calling themselves as Patidaror Pata: In Rajasthan, Patel isa very common word ‘sed by Gaijars.in every village there title (Patel given to some ddrinant farily and this tite of "Pat runs inthe family ands tmnsferred to the eldest son ofthe family. In teas around Bharatpur, Gujers are populaly called as Patl by other communities. Its similarto Chaudhary ‘which was used to be in the NCR and Western Uttar-Pradash as a title both by Gijars and Jats bt now a days inthe entice Northern India (Chauary is being used as surmameby Jats: The Guijrs of North Ind also have two main dvisions-(}) Laur Gujar gna (i) Khasi Guar thats ‘verysimilarto 1. Leuva Patidar and 2. Kadava Patidar of Gujrat. During the Moghul era Patels were trusted hedas of the villages. The British also relied on Patel to carry out administration in any particular village. Paes drive from the word Pattalikh meaning estilo portion oflanid pata ‘Acunitof Land) and named after the head ofthe wilage kh meshing named. Ansin sumame bearers are also known as Patels, Saurashtra kadva patel have specific sumame like Vadalia, Bhensdadiya, Godhani, Manavadarija, Borsaniya, Vachhani, Kalaria, Makadiya, Chhatrala, Bhojani, Bhalani, Makhesana, Merja, Chaniyara, Aghera, Gondha, Bhiman{, Dadhaniya, Kundarya, Sapovadia,Jasani, Bhut, Vinoja'Garala, Savvani, ‘Macvaniya ete Theseare drawn on the basis oftheir nigration froma vilge, eg. Sapovadia brought fom Sopovada village. Saurastra Leura Patel in the Seurastra region district hve specifi surnames: Abhangi, Babar, Buss, Khovani, Pambhas, Linbasiye, Kanani, Kunjadiva, Dobaria, Keraliya, Radadia, Gjer, Sutara, Sofa and go on ftom ther original village names (from the Kheds, Vadodara, Abunedabad, and ‘Saumstra regions). In South Guarat, neatly 909 ofthe members of the Kali aid Kanbi Patidar eub-castes bear "Patel" as theirlast name. The Patels outnumber all other Gujarati in the United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand, The sumame "Patel" is also used by Kolis in other regions of Gjarat. Besides Rlis and Kanbis, Dhodia Patidars of South Gujarat also use Patdl as thelrlast name, Thesursamecan alo be und amongst Muslims, and Pasi, Patidars of Rajasthan (south and south-east rajasthan) and Madhya-Pradesh mainly se "Patidar”itslfas ‘surname. The Patidar ofthese two states are also divided nto tivo groups, Lewa and Kadava Itis also the sumame of many ofthe Gujarat Muslim Vora Patel communities. Itshould be noted that other Gujaratis who migrated out of whats now thestate of Gujarat during the British Raj to British Fast Afica (Kenya and Uganda) would sometimes adopt the surname "Patl” and this sumame was then subsequently passed ontothelr descendants (who now raialy ‘resid outside Kenya and Uganda). Also, during the British Raj some "Patels" who migrated to British East Afiea andthe Union of South Afica (Gouth Africa) adopted diferent cumames, usvally the nameof their village (eg. "Dandikae"),theie trade (eg, "Contractor), or even their _rancfathes”s name and subsequently these summames have been passed down to their desendants Origins ‘Most Pats fellow the Hindu religion and arenlikelyto bea diferent region Gujarati bearing the lastname Patel were ius the Panjab region andaveSuyavanshi branch Ksharys Patel area sub-group ofthe Gujarclan ‘who ste dispersal ove the nan s-eontnent. They were acceptin present day Gujarat hy the Solan ings The Sank ing gave unulitadlandin thePesiad Taluka, This land was vid into villages andor each illagea head was appointed is jb was to keep al ears. Fach village gave a portion of theeropto the king, sa form oftax. Thebookin which this tx was recorded wag clad the par, andthe act of writing it down was known as likh; hence the heado the village was addressed Po-Lith and the people of thd wiles ‘brame known as ats. Overtime, changes inthe vernacular produced madera variations uch as Pat, Patidar and Patil. See for examplthe ‘website of the MatgnPratidars hip matyapatdrcom/histor-bpzamanba htm ‘ThePatels were futher dstinguished by the vilage they belongedto. Examples ofthis arth Leava Patel who originated fom the village of Leas See also Sardar Valabhbhat Pate Kareanbhoi Patel ShomdPate References ‘ntp/hvunw.archives.com/member/Defeul.aspx’_act=SurnameSearchResultéLastName=Patel