Pannu is a Sikh family name derived from "a
Jat
The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...
clan from the ancient Pannam dynasty".
It is also a sub-caste of Jats.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the sub-caste, include:
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Tegi Pannu
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Arpit Pannu
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Jatinder Pannu
Jatinder Pannu is a journalist, columnist and social activist from Punjab, India.
He is the editor of Nawan Zamana, a political and social newspaper in the Punjabi language published from Jalandhar.
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Jatinder Pannu is c ...
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Kulwant Singh Pannu
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Raj Pannu
Rajinder Singh Pannu (January 12, 1934 – January 30, 2025) was a Canadian politician and educator, who served as the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party from 2000 to 2004, and served a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) ...
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Sartaj Singh Pannu
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Shankar Pannu
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Taapsee Pannu
Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pannu is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award ...
References
{{surname, Pannu
Surnames
Sikh names
Jat clans of Punjab
Surnames of Indian origin