Bahl
English
Etymology
- As an Indian (Punjabi) surname: Khatri and Sikh name from Sanskrit बहल (bahala, “strong, intense”).
- As a north/Low German surname, from an old Germanic personal name Baldo, shortened from various names containing the element *balþ (“bold”).
- As a Slavic surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian and Polish Bal, itself shortened from Bałcar (an adaptation of Baltazar) or Baltyn) (an adaption of Valentine).
Proper noun
Bahl (plural Bahls)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bahl is the 15615th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1871 individuals. Bahl is most common among White (68.52%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.72%) individuals.