Thakkar
Thakkar is an Indian family name under the Lohana Jāti. The surname means "deity", "god" or "lord" in modern Indian languages, from the Sanskrit or Middle Indo-Aryan thakkura.[1][2] Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker Thaakar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is widely used in the state of Gujarat .
Society and culture
Thakkars are mainly situated in the state of Gujarat in India. There are also thousands of Thakkars that reside in South Africa and East African countries, which migrated to the continent in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Thakkars were also expelled from Uganda under Idi Amin's regime and moved back to India or the United Kingdom.
Notable people
- Jalaram Bapa
- Thakkar Bapa
- Ashish Thakkar (born 1981), British businessman
- Bhavin Thakkar (born 1982), Indian cricketer
- C. K. Thakker (born 1943), Indian judge
- Fagun Thakrar (born 1991), British actress
- Jayaben Thakkar (born 1952), Indian politician
- Mehul Thakker (born 1977), American politician
- Natwar Thakkar (1932-2018), Indian social worker
- Pankit Thakker (born 1976), Indian actor
- Praful Thakkar (born 1940), Indian collector and writer
- Rajesh Thakker (born 1954), British doctor
- Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984]), British actress
- Samay Raj Thakkar (born 1966), Indian actor
- Shital Thakkar (born 1962), Indian television actress
- Tanvi Thakkar (born 1985), Indian actress
- Vaishali Thakkar (born 1964), Indian actress
- Vinita Joshi Thakkar (born 1989), Indian actress
- Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, known as Thakkar Bapa (born 1869), Indian social worker
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names. "Thakkar Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
- Dictionary of American Family Names. "Thakur Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2016.
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