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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Indian
Scripts પટેલ(Gujarati) पटेल(Hindi)
Other Forms FormsPatil (Marathi, Kannada)
Meaning & History
From the Gujarati word પટેલ (paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.