Sahu

Sahu (Sahoo, or Shaw,or Shau, or Shah, or Saha, or Saw). is a surname found in India and Pakistan.[1]

The meaning of the term "Sahu" may change from region to region. The term generally means "businessman" or "moneylender".[2] It means "gentle" in the Jhelum region and "patient" among Jats.[1]

Usage

In India, the surname is found among Gakhars, Teli, Marwadi, Baniya, Janjuas, Jats[1] and other Rajput communities. People of Dhund, Dhanial and Satti tribes also use the surname. In Ludhiana region, it is used by Grewal Jat people. A tribe of Jats, who are an offshoot of the Sial tribe, also use this surname. In the Kabirwala region, it is used by another Jat tribe.[1]

In Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, people with Sahu surname belong to the Marwadi business class and have been categorized in the general category for some regions of gujarat and other backward class in madhya pradesh. Sahus of Mahakaushal area (Gondwana) are also known as Malguzar, Seth, and Pethiya.[3]

In Bihar, Jharkhand people with Sahu or Gupta surnames belongs to trading community specifically those are Sudi and Roniaur caste.[4]

The Sahu people in Maharashtra belong to the Marwari caste, and migrated from Bundelkhand mainly to the Vidarbha region. They trace their origin to Karmabai who lived in the Jagannath Temple in Puri.[2][5]

There are also people with the surname Sahu belonging to the Halua Brahmin caste in Odisha

In Pakistan, SAHU SAHOO or SOHU is a Punjabi and Saraiki speaking Jatt clan found throughout Central Punjab and southern Punjab. They are present in punjab (West and East), Madhya pardesh(India) and also in Afghanistan They are also present in the Sindh province of Pakistan. They are present in Sahiwal District of pakistan with the numbers (1,178) in 1911. They speak both languages punjabi and saraiki but most of the sahu are punjabi speaking [6] There are also some people using the surname who belong to the Chasa Khandait caste.[7]

List of people with the surname Sahu (or Sahoo)

See also

References
  1. Ibbetson; Maclagan (1 December 1996). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. p. 345. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
  2. B. V. Bhanu (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 1813. ISBN 978-81-7991-102-0. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. "Central List of OBCs. State : Gujarat". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. "Central List of OBCs. State: Bihar".
  5. "Central List of OBCs. State: Maharashtra". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. "Central List of OBCs. State: Odisha". National Commission for Backward Classes. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. Census of India, 1961: Orissa. Office of the Registrar General. 1961. Retrieved 30 March 2014. The people belonging to Chasa caste are divided into two sub-groups, i.e., Bisi and Sahu.
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