Arora
A South Asian surname most often associated with the Arora community of Punjab.
The #6,697 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 61,223 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Arora is a community or caste surname from the Punjab region of South Asia. It is generally understood as a regional ethnonym tied to the Arora group rather than as a descriptive word with a clear everyday meaning. The deeper linguistic origin is uncertain and may connect to ancient place or community names in northwestern India.
History
The surname is especially common among people of Punjabi heritage, both in India and in the global diaspora. As with many South Asian community names, it became a hereditary family surname in modern usage. In the United States it is a relatively recent immigrant surname, appearing in records largely through 20th- and 21st-century migration.
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Fun fact
In modern usage, Arora can function both as a family surname and as a marker of community identity in Punjabi society.