Virk
Virk is a Jat clan.[1][2][3][4] In India and Pakistan, it is used as a surname by the Jatt Sikhs and Jat Muslims.[5]
| Virk | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Ethnicity | Punjabis |
| Religion | Sikhism, Islam |
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Adnan Virk, Canadian television sportscaster
- Ammy Virk, Indian Punjabi-language singer
- Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor
- Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior[2]
- Kuwar Virk, Indian singer
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant
- Manjinder Virk (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer
- Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist
References
- Tikekar, Maneesha (2004). Across the Wagah: An Indian's Sojourn in Pakistan. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 253. ISBN 978-81-85002-34-7.
- Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0199756551. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Journal of Regional History. Vol. 2. Department of History, Guru Nanak Dev University. 1981. p. 29.
- Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
- Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2801. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
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