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'''Ahluwalia''' is a surname native to the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] region of India. It is derived from the words "Ahlu" (a place name) and "[[wallah|walia]]" (a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language adjectival suffix).<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Patrick Hanks |editor2=Richard Coates |editor3=Peter McClure |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA22 |year=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-252747-9 |page=22 }}</ref> It was first adopted by the Sikh chief [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia|Jassa Singh]], the leader of the [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia misl]]. The surname was later adopted by many others, including the members of the [[Kalwar (caste)|Kalal]] caste who were not his descendants, leading to the formation of the [[Ahluwalia (caste)|Ahluwalia caste]].<ref>{{cite book |editor=Patrick Hanks |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA14 |year=2003 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-977169-1 |page=14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=W. H. McLeod |title=The A to Z of Sikhism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgixwfeCyDAC&pg=PA6 |year=2009 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6344-6 |page=6 }}</ref><br />
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Notable people who bear the surname Ahluwalia include:<br />
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* [[Ashim Ahluwalia]], Indian film director and screenwriter<br />
* [[Dolly Ahluwalia]], Indian actress and costume designer<br />
* [[H. P. S. Ahluwalia]], Indian mountaineer<br />
* [[Harry Ahluwalia]], Indian actor<br />
* [[Iloosh Ahluwalia]], Indian businesswoman<br />
* [[Isher Judge Ahluwalia]], Indian economist<br />
* [[Jasbina Ahluwalia]], American matchmaker<br />
* [[Jassa Ahluwalia]], English actor<br />
* [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], Sikh Confederacy leader<br />
* [[Kiran Ahluwalia]], Indo-Canadian singer<br />
* [[Kiranjit Ahluwalia]], Indian women's rights activist<br />
* [[Manraj Ahluwalia]], English cricketer<br />
* [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]], Indian economist and civil servant<br />
* [[Poonam Ahluwalia]], Indian social entrepreneur<br />
* [[S. S. Ahluwalia]], Indian politician<br />
* [[Sukhdev Ahluwalia]], Indian film director<br />
* [[Shabir Ahluwalia]], Indian television actor<br />
* [[Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia]], Indian soldier<br />
* [[Waris Ahluwalia]], Indian-American designer<br />
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