Bajaj (surname)

Bajaj is a Punjabi Arora surname.^[1][2]

Origin

Bajaj name might be originated from Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic word Bazzāz.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people with this surname include:

• Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
• Ajeet Bajaj, first Indian to ski to the North Pole
• Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, D.C.
• Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj Group
• Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
• Rahul Bajaj (1938–2022), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, former chairman of Bajaj Auto, and former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
• Rahul Bajaj, Indian golfer, 2010 Asian Games silver medalist
• Sheena Bajaj, Indian actress

See also

• Arora
• Khatri