Virk

Surname used in greater Punjab and parts of Europe

In India, Virk is a last name which is based on that of a Jat clan supposedly founded by a Rajput called Virak.[1]

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
  • Shahab-ud-Din Virk (died 1946) British Indian lawyer and politician
  • Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist

Other

  • Virk (վիրք), one of the Armenian-language names of Georgia

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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