Thind
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| Classification | Jat |
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Thind is a tribe of the Jat community.[1][2] The name is found among Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh communities.[3]
Surname
Notable people with the surname Thind, who may or may not have a connection to the clan, include:
- Balwant Singh Thind, finance minister of Punjab
- Bhagat Singh Thind (1892–1967), writer and immigrant to the USA
- Gurminder Thind (born 1984), player of American football
- Muhammad Hasan Nawaz Thind (born 2002), Pakistani cricketer
- Kartar Singh Thind (1917–1991), botanist
- Sadhu Singh Thind, politician
References
- ↑ Panjab University Research Bulletin: Arts. The University. 1974.
- ↑ Rose, Horace Arthur (1911–1919). A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore: Superintendent of Government Printing. p. 445.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 2651. ISBN 9780199677764.