Updated August 8, 2024 Share: Table of contents Family name origins & meanings Indian (Panjab and Rajasthan) : Hindu (Arora, Bania, Khatri), Jain, and Sikh name, from Panjabi bəjāj or bəzāz ‘clothier’, from Arabic bazzāz. The Aroras, Khatris, and also the Banias have clans called Bajaj. See also Arora, Khatri. Appears On Hindu Surnames and Meanings