Patel Community

Our surname is the second most common in India. Where surnames are concerned, Singh is king! The majority of us are either farmers or land owners. But not all of us are Hindus. Even Muslims, Christians and Parsis have Patel as their surnames.

The Patels are a Hindu community from Gujarat. The name derives from Patlikh or the record keeper appointed by the princely rulers to keep track of the crops in their land. The Patels are hard-working, enterprising people...