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Updated August 22, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (chiefly Panjab) : Hindu (Arora, Jat) and Sikh name meaning ‘descendant of Ahu’, based on the name of a clan in these communities (see Arora). Ahu is presumably the name of an ancestor; the suffix -jā is patronymic.

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