Trehan (surname)

Trehan is a Punjabi Khatri surname.

History
Before the partition of India, they were found near Mongowal town in Gujrat district of West Punjab. Trehan Khatris of Mangowal are described as "full of endurance, bodily strong and full of conviction" in Sikh texts. Many Trehans were settled in Batala as well. 2nd Guru of Sikhism, the successor of Guru Nanak was Guru Angad, a Trehan Khatri.

Notable people

 * Guru Angad, Second Sikh Guru
 * Anuja Trehan Kapur, Indian criminal psychologist
 * Madhu Trehan, co-founder of Newslaundary
 * Naresh Trehan, Indian cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon and director at Medanta
 * Surindar Kumar Trehan, Indian mathematician
 * Sushila Chain Trehan, freedom fighter and women activist