Bajaj (surname)

Bajaj is a Punjabi surname found among the Arorvanshi Khatri (Arora) caste.

Origin
Bajaj name might be originated from Punjabi word Bəjāj or Bəzāz ‘clothier’, or from Arabic word Bazzāz.

Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:


 * Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor
 * Ashok Bajaj, restaurateur based in Washington, DC
 * Jamnalal Bajaj (1884–1942), Indian businessman, founder of the Bajaj group of companies
 * Rahul Bajaj (born 1938), Indian businessman, grandson of Jamnalal Bajaj, chairman of Bajaj Auto, and MP of Rajya Sabha
 * Janaki Devi Bajaj (1893–1979), Indian independence activist and wife of Jamnalal Bajaj
 * Rahul Bajaj(Asian Games silver medalist)
 * Joginder Bajaj (first man in North pole)


 * Devrajmal Bahrnani (Bajaj), Seth (Nambardar at Nasrpur in Mirs'Governments)