Mahajan

Mahajan' is an Indian surname and caste that belongs to the Hindu vaish baniya Community of Punjab. It signifies the profession of a Merchants, Bankers and Moneylendors.

The word Mahajan generally refers to a Rich businessman, and the last name may be found in that caste.

Mahajans of Deccan i.e. Maharashtra, Telangana & north Karnataka are mainly deshashta brahmins. While mahajans of north india are mainly Bania, a mercantile community.

Notable people with this surname include:
 * Poonam Mahajan, Indian politician
 * Ashwani Mahajan, Indian economist, National Co-Convener, Swadeshi Jagran Manch; Professor at PG DAV College
 * Harsh Mahajan, Indian politician
 * Mehr Chand Mahajan, former Chief Justice of India and former Prime Minister of Kashmir
 * Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (Maharashtra State)
 * Neha Mahajan, Indian Actress and Model
 * Rahul Mahajan, American blogger
 * Rahul Mahajan, Indian reality TV personality
 * Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha
 * Vijay Mahajan, former Dean of the Indian School of Business, a Marketing professor at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
 * Vikram Chand Mahajan, Indian politician, Senior Advocate (Supreme Court of India)
 * Girish Mahajan, Indian politician