Pannu (caste) ‌

Pann‌u
Pann‌u
Rajp‌‌ut-Ja‌‌t cl‌‌an
Location	Punjab
Language	Punjabi
Religion	Si‌khism; Hindui‌sm;
Surnames	Pannu

‌In Ind‌‌ia, Pan‌‌‌nu^[1]^[2] ‌is a surname‌ of the ‌Rajput-Jat community‌ of ‌Punjab.^[3]^[4] It is likely to be originated from the ancient Pannam dynasty (ganrajya‌).‌^[5]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the sub-caste, include:

References

↑ Ronki, Ram (2023). "Understanding Diversity and Deras within the Sikh Panth (Community) :Some Critical Reflections". Journals of Sikh & Punjabi studies, 2023. 30: 148. ISSN 0971-5223. Bhai Gurdas? in his varan (ballads), mentioned the names of multifarious castes and sub-castes in the Sikh Panth such as Jat (about thirty of them belonging to different parts of the Punjab. Bains, Bhullar, Chahal, Cheema, Deol, Dhaliwal, Dhillon, Gill, Grewal, Khaira, Mann, Nannar, Pannu, Randhawa, Sandhu, Sidhu are a few of them)..
↑ Grewal, J. S. (1985). "RELIGIOUS LITERATURE AND SECULAR HISTORY (THE CASE OF A 17th-CENTURY SIKH WRITER)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 46: 275. ISSN 2249-1937. There are several other less familiar subcastes of the khatris.However, there were prominent Sikhs belonging to other varanas and sub castes. There are some Randhawa, Khehra, Dhillon and Pannu Jat
↑ Singh, Pashaura (2006). Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-567921-2. There was a preponderance of Jats (e.g. Randhawa‌, ‌Khera, ‌Dhillon, and ‌Pannu sub-castes) ...^{[verification needed]}
↑ Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-391-02748-0. Man, Mangat, Pannu, Randhawa, Sohi, Sahota, Sandhu, Sara, Sekhon, Sidhu, Sohal, Varaich and Virk. All claim Rajput origin except the Her, Bhullar and Man which claim to be the original Jat clans which sprang from the jata or matted hair of Siva.
↑ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon (2022). Dictionary of American family names. Peter McClure. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan from the ancient Pannam dynasty.^[source?]

Sources

Horace Arthur Rose (1911) A Glossary of the Tribes & Castes of the Punjab & North-west Frontier Province:Based on the Census Report for the Punjab, 1883, by the Late Sir Denzil Ibbetson ... & the Census Report for the Punjab, 1892, by Sir Edward Maclagan ... & Comp. by H.A. Rose Superintendent, government printing, Punjab. p.337

[1] Ronki, Ram (2023). "Understanding Diversity and Deras within the Sikh Panth (Community) :Some Critical Reflections". Journals of Sikh & Punjabi studies, 2023. 30: 148. ISSN 0971-5223. Bhai Gurdas? in his varan (ballads), mentioned the names of multifarious castes and sub-castes in the Sikh Panth such as Jat (about thirty of them belonging to different parts of the Punjab. Bains, Bhullar, Chahal, Cheema, Deol, Dhaliwal, Dhillon, Gill, Grewal, Khaira, Mann, Nannar, Pannu, Randhawa, Sandhu, Sidhu are a few of them)..

[2] Grewal, J. S. (1985). "RELIGIOUS LITERATURE AND SECULAR HISTORY (THE CASE OF A 17th-CENTURY SIKH WRITER)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 46: 275. ISSN 2249-1937. There are several other less familiar subcastes of the khatris.However, there were prominent Sikhs belonging to other varanas and sub castes. There are some Randhawa, Khehra, Dhillon and Pannu Jat

[Pashaura-3] Singh, Pashaura (2006). Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-567921-2. There was a preponderance of Jats (e.g. Randhawa‌, ‌Khera, ‌Dhillon, and ‌Pannu sub-castes) ...^{[verification needed]}

[4] Chopra, Pran Nath (1982). Religions and Communities of India. Vision Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-391-02748-0. Man, Mangat, Pannu, Randhawa, Sohi, Sahota, Sandhu, Sara, Sekhon, Sidhu, Sohal, Varaich and Virk. All claim Rajput origin except the Her, Bhullar and Man which claim to be the original Jat clans which sprang from the jata or matted hair of Siva.

[5] Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon (2022). Dictionary of American family names. Peter McClure. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-19-024511-5. Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan from the ancient Pannam dynasty.^[source?]

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