Singh
Singh ( Panjabi : ਸਿੰਘ Siṃgh [ sɪŋɡʱ ], Hindi : सिंह Siṃh ) is a common Indian surname . It comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha , which means "lion".
Origin and meaning
The name is used in particular by members of the Sikhs' religious community as a surname. It is worn by all male Sikhs and is intended to express the solidarity and equality in the Sikhist community. The name Singh was made mandatory for Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh . Female Sikhs have the surname Kaur . In Europe and worldwide, due to the legal naming regulations of the respective countries, female Sikhs also have the surname Singh.
Apart from Sikhs, the name "Singh" is also used by members of different Hindu - box worn in northern India, especially Rajputs , but for example also by the Meitei in Northeast India Manipur . A variant that is particularly widespread in the state of Bihar is Sinha . Also related is the name component -singha or -singhe, which is often found in Sinhala names in Sri Lanka (e.g. Wickramasinghe ).
Name bearer
A.
- Ajay Raj Singh (* 1978), Indian athlete
- Ajit Singh (revolutionary) , Indian revolutionary
- Ajit Singh (athlete) (born 1936), Indian athlete
- Ajit Singh (diplomat) (* 1938), Malaysian diplomat
- Ajit Singh (politician) (* 1939), Indian politician and party leader
- Ajit Singh (hockey player) (born 1952), Indian hockey player
- Ajit Singh Balla (* 1931), Indian athlete
- Ajitpal Singh (born 1947), Indian hockey player
- Ajmer Singh (track and field athlete) (1940-2010), Indian track and field athlete
- Ajmer Singh (basketball player) (born 1953), Indian basketball player
- Alvin Singh (* 1988), Fijian soccer player
- Amar Singh I (1559–1620), ruler of the princely state of Mewar
- Amar Singh II (1672–1710), ruler of the princely state of Mewar
- Amar Singh (Prince) (1748–1781), Maharajah of the Princely State of Patiala
- Amar Singh (cyclist) , Indian cyclist
- Amar Singh (politician) (* 1956), Indian politician
- Amar Singh Thapa (1808–1873), Nepalese general
- Amarinder Singh (* 1942), Indian politician
- Amarjit Singh (* 1970), British wrestler
- Amrita Singh (* 1958), Indian film actress
- Anant Singh (* 1956), South African film producer and opponent of apartheid
- Andrea Singh (* 1966), German reality TV participant
- Arjan Singh (1919–2017), Indian military and diplomat
- Arjun Singh (1930–2011), Indian politician
- Arpinder Singh (* 1992), Indian triple jumper
- Arun Singh (* 1944), Indian politician
- Avadhesh Narayan Singh (1901–1954), Indian mathematician and mathematician
- Avtar Singh (diplomat) , Indian diplomat
- Avtar Singh (Judoka) (* 1992), Indian judoka
- Avtar Singh Bhurji (born 1944), Ugandan hockey player
- Avtar Singh Gill (born 1954), Malaysian hockey player
- Avtar Singh Sohal (* 1938), Kenyan hockey player
B.
- Bahadur Singh Chouhan (* 1946), Indian shot putter
- Bahadur Singh Sagoo (* 1973), Indian athlete
- Bakht Singh (1903-2000), Indian preacher and evangelist
- Bakshish Singh (* 1925), Indian wrestler
- Bakshish Sandu Singh (1929-1970), Indian hockey player
- Balbir Singh (1924-2020), Indian hockey player
- Balbir Singh (born 1942) , Indian hockey player
- Balbir Singh (* 1945 Sansarpur) , Indian hockey player
- Balbir Singh (* 1945 Lyallpur) , Indian hockey player
- Balbir Singh Sodhi (1949-2001), American entrepreneur
- Baldeep Singh (* 1987), Indian soccer player
- Baldev Singh (athlete) , Indian athlete
- Baldey Singh (basketball player) (born 1951), Indian basketball player
- Baldev Singh (hockey player) (born 1951), Indian hockey player
- Baljit Singh (* 1962), Indian leader of the Sant Mat movement
- Balkrishnan Singh (1933-2004), Indian hockey player
- Balwant Singh (* 1986), Indian soccer player
- Balwinder Singh (born 1965), Indian hockey player
- Banta Singh (* 1924), Indian wrestler
- Beant Singh (1959–1984), Indian bodyguard and participant in the assassination attempt on Indira Gandhi
- Benedict Singh (1927–2018), Guyanese clergyman, Bishop of Georgetown
- Bhagat Singh (1907–1931), Indian freedom fighter
- Bhawani Singh (1931–2011), Maharajah of the Kingdom of Jaipur
- Bhim Singh II. (1909–1991), Indian nobleman, politician and marksman
- Bhim Singh (athlete) (* 1945), Indian high jumper
- Bhim Singh (wrestler) , Indian wrestler
- Bhishma Narain Singh (1933-2018), Indian politician
- Bhupinder Singh (1891-1938), Maharajah of Patiala
- Bijoy Prasad Singh Roy (1894–1961), Indian entrepreneur and politician
- Billy Arjan Singh (1917-2010), Indian hunter, conservationist and author
- Bishambar Singh (* 1940), Indian wrestler
- Bishan Singh Ram Singh (1944-2006), Malaysian environmentalist
- Bishnu Bahador Singh (* 1969), Nepalese boxer
- Brahmeshwar Singh (1947–2012), Indian militia leader
- Budhia Singh (* 2002), Indian long-distance runner
- Bungo Thomchok Singh (* 1983), Indian soccer player
C.
- Catherine Hilda Duleep Singh (1871–1942), daughter of the Maharaja and British suffragette
- Chand Singh (born 1949), Indian hockey player
- Charanjit Singh (1940-2015), Indian musician
- Chaudhary Charan Singh (1902-1987), Indian politician
- Chavan Singh , Indian athlete
- Chet Singh (* 1960), Jamaican musician, poet and university lecturer
- Chhota Singh (* 1918), Indian athlete
- Curran Singh Ferns (* 1993), Malaysian-Australian soccer player
D.
- Dalip Singh (track and field athlete) (1899– ??), Indian track and field athlete
- Dalip Singh (wrestler) (* 1972), Indian boxer and wrestler
- Daljit Singh (* 1976), Indian soccer player
- Dara Singh (1928–2012), Indian wrestler, actor and film director
- Darshan Singh (mystic) (1921–1989), Indian mystic
- Darshan Singh (executioner) (* 1932), executioner of Singapore
- Darshan Singh (hockey player) (born 1938), Indian hockey player
- Darshan Singh Gill (* 1948), Malaysian lawyer and cycling official
- Darya Singh (* 1947), Indian rider
- Davendra Prakash Singh (* 1965), Fijian athlete
- Dayanita Singh (* 1961), Indian photographer
- Delwinder Singh (* 1992), Singaporean football player
- Desiree Singh (* 1994), German pole vaulter
- Devendra Singh (1938-2010), American psychologist
- Devendro Singh (* 1992), Indian boxer
- Devi Singh (wrestler) (* 1926), Indian wrestler
- Devi Singh (marksman) (* 1932), Indian marksman
- Devinder Singh (born 1952), Indian hockey player
- Dhanachandra Singh (* 1987), Indian soccer player
- Dhanrai Singh (born 1947), Guyanese boxer
- Dharam Singh (hockey player) (1919-2001), Indian hockey player
- Dharam Singh (* 1936), Indian politician, see N. Dharam Singh
- Dharamjit Singh (* 1982), Indian soccer player
- Didar Singh (* 1964), Indian hockey player
- Dinesh Singh (1925–1995), Indian politician
- Duleep Singh (also Dalip Singh ; 1838-1893), Maharajah of the Sikh Empire
E.
- Eric Singh († 2014), South African journalist
F.
- Fateh Singh (marksman) († 2016), Indian marksman and army officer
- Fauja Singh (* 1911), British-Indian long-distance runner
G
- Gagan Ajit Singh (* 1980), Indian hockey player
- Ganga Singh (1880–1943), Maharajah of Bikaner
- Gaurika Singh (* 2002), Nepalese swimmer
- Gian Singh (1928-2004), Malaysian hockey player
- Gian Sehrawat Singh (* 1959), Indian wrestler
- Giani Zail Singh (1916–1994), Indian politician, President 1982 to 1987
- Gobind Singh (1666-1708), Indian guru
- Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh (* 1986), Indian soccer player
- Govin Singh (* 1988), Indian soccer player
- Gracy Singh (* 1980), Indian actress
- Grahanandan Singh (1926-2014), Indian hockey player
- Gurbachan Singh Randhawa (* 1939), Indian hurdler, high jumper and decathlete
- Gurbinder Singh (* 1977), Indian wrestler
- Gurbux Singh (born 1935), Indian hockey player
- Gurcharan Singh (* 1977), Indian boxer
- Gurdev Singh (born 1933), Indian hockey player
- Gurdial Singh (1933-2016), Indian writer
- Gurjinder Singh (* 1987), Indian soccer player
- Gurmail Singh (born 1959), Indian hockey player
- Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (* 1967), Indian Guru
- Gurmit Singh (1907-1992), Indian hockey player
- Gurnam Singh (* 1917), Indian athlete
- Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (* 1992), Indian soccer goalkeeper
- Gurtej Singh (* 1959), Indian athlete
- Gurwinder Singh (* 1986), Indian soccer player
H
- Hanuman Singh (* 1950), Indian basketball player
- Hanumant Singh (1939-2006), Indian cricketer
- Harbhajan Singh (* 1950), Indian basketball player
- Harbinder Singh (born 1943), Indian hockey player
- Harcharan Singh (born 1950), Indian hockey player
- Hardeep Singh (* 1960), Indian hockey player
- Hardayal Singh (1928-2018), Indian hockey player
- Hari Singh (1895–1961), Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hari Singh (artist) (1894–1970), Indian artist
- Hari Singh (athlete) (* 1961), Indian athlete
- Hari Kishore Singh (1933 / 1934–2013), Indian politician
- Harjeet Singh (* around 1970), Indian badminton player
- Harjinder Singh Jinda (1961–1992), Indian member of the Khalistan Commando Force and murderer
- Harmeet Singh (* 1990), Norwegian football player
- Harmik Singh (* 1947), Indian hockey player
- Harpal Singh (* 1981), English football player
- Harpal Singh (hockey player) (born 1983), Indian hockey player
- Harpreet Singh (* 1973), Indian hockey player
- Harvansh Singh († 2013), Indian politician
- Harvinder Singh (* 1984), Indian soccer player
- Hukam Singh († 2015), Indian politician
I.
- Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon (* 1932), British journalist and presenter
- Inder Singh (1944-2001), Indian hockey player
- Inderjeet Singh , Indian shot putter
- Inderpal Singh (* 1975), Indian rower
- Irungbam Surkumar Singh (* 1983), Indian soccer player
- Ishwari Singh (1718–1750), Maharaja of the Princely State of Jaipur (India)
J
- Jackichand Singh (* 1992), Indian soccer player
- Jagbir Singh (born 1965), Indian hockey player
- Jagdev Singh (* 1931), Indian athlete
- Jagdish Singh (* 1993), Malaysian badminton player
- Jagjit Singh (musician) (1941–2011), Indian singer and musician
- Jagjit Singh Kular (1944-2010), Indian hockey player
- Jagjit Singh Aurora (1916-2005), Indian general
- Jagmal Singh (* 1923), Indian athlete
- Jagmander Singh (* 1956), Indian wrestler
- Jagmeet Singh (* 1979), Canadian politician
- Jagmohan Singh (* 1932), Indian athlete
- Jagrup Singh (* 1942), Indian wrestler
- Jagtar Singh (* 1991), Indian soccer player
- Jaipal Singh (1903-1970), Indian hockey player
- James Lukram Singh (* 1981), Indian soccer player
- Janak Singh (* 1985), Nepalese soccer player
- Jagpreet Singh (* 1988), Indian soccer player
- Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947–1984), Indian leader of the Damdami Taksal
- Jaspal Singh (* 1984), Indian soccer player
- Jasvir Singh (* 1977), Canadian weightlifter
- Jaswant Singh (hockey player) (born 1931), Indian hockey player
- Jaswant Singh (* 1938), Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Jatin Singh Bisht (* 1981), Indian soccer player
- Jaypal Singh (* 1949), Tanzanian hockey player
- Jeev Milkha Singh (* 1971), Indian golfer
- Jibon Singh (* 1990), Indian soccer player
- Jit Singh (* 1937), Indian wrestler
- Joginder Singh (rally driver) (1932–2013), Kenyan rally driver
- Joginder Singh (hockey player) (1939-2002), Indian hockey player
- Joginder Singh (athlete) (born 1997), Malaysian athlete
- Joginder Singh (cricketer) (born 1980), Indian cricketer
- Jorawan Singh (* 1951), Indian basketball player
- Jugraj Singh (* 1950), Indian athlete
K
- Kaliq Singh (* 1950), Indian boxer
- Kameshwar Singh (1907–1962), Indian ruler of the Darbhanga Raj and head of the Maithil Brahmins
- Kanwal Thakur Singh , Indian badminton player
- Kanwaljit Singh (1942–2009), Indian politician
- Kanwar Natwar Singh (* 1931), Indian politician
- Karan Singh (* 1931), Indian writer, politician and diplomat
- Karanjit Singh (* 1986), Indian soccer goalkeeper
- Karni Singh (1924–1988), Indian marksman
- Khangemblam Singh (* 1976), Indian soccer player
- Khushwant Singh (1915-2014), Indian writer
- Kirpal Singh (1894–1974), Indian religious leader
- Kuldeep Singh (* 1966), Indian wrestler
- Kulwant Singh (* 1948), Indian hockey player
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh (1922-1978), Indian hockey player
- Kushal Pal Singh (* 1931), Indian real estate entrepreneur
L.
- Labh Singh (* 1939), Indian athlete
- Lakha Singh (* 1965), Indian boxer
- Lenford Singh (* 1985), football player from the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Luke Sital-Singh (* 1988), British singer-songwriter
- Lilly Singh (* 1988), Canadian Youtuber
M.
- Madanjeet Singh († 2013), Indian diplomat, artist, author and philanthropist
- Madho Singh (* 1929), Indian wrestler
- Mahabir Singh (* 1964), Indian wrestler
- Mahadeo Singh (1888– ??), Indian athlete
- Makhan Singh (1938–2002), Indian athlete
- Malwa Singh (1946–1990), Indian wrestler
- Manandeep Singh (* 1992), Indian soccer player
- Mangal Singh (* 1983), Indian archer
- Manitombi Singh (* 1981), Indian soccer player
- Manjit Singh (* 1986), Indian soccer player
- Manjit Singh (rower) (* 1988), Indian rower
- Manjit Singh (athlete) (* 1989), Indian middle-distance runner
- Manmohan Singh (* 1932), Indian politician
- Manmohan Singh (cameraman) , Indian cameraman and film director
- Mansher Singh (* 1965), Indian marksman
- Marlon Singh (* 1963), sailor of the US Virgin Islands
- Marsha Singh (1954–2012), British politician
- Maya Singh , German musician
- Mehnga Singh (* 1922), Indian athlete
- Milkha Singh (* 1935), Indian athlete
- Mohan Singh († 2013), Indian politician
- Mohinder Singh (* 1953), Indian hockey player
- Mohinder Singh Gill (* 1947), Indian long and triple jumper
- Mohinder Pal Singh (born 1962), Indian hockey player
- Moirangthem Govin Singh (* 1988), Indian soccer player
- Moni Singh (1900–1990), Bangladeshi politician (Communist Party)
- Mukhbain Singh (born 1944), Indian hockey player
- Mukhtiar Singh (* 1943), Indian wrestler
- Mutum Bijen Singh (* 1979), Indian soccer player
N
- N. Dharam Singh (1936–2017), Indian politician
- Nagendra Singh (1914–1988), Indian lawyer and judge
- Nain Singh († 1882), Indian surveyor
- Nalini Singh , New Zealand author
- Narinder Singh (* 1981), Indian soccer player
- Narinder Singh Kodan (* 1969), Indian judoka
- Nashatar Singh Sidhu (* 1939), Malaysian javelin thrower
- Neel Kamal Singh (born 1963), Indian hockey player
- Nil Jagnandan Singh (* 1929), Kenyan hockey player
- Niranjan Sual Singh (* 1961), Indian clergyman, Bishop of Sambalpur
- Nongthombam Biren Singh (* 1961), Indian politician
O
- Okram Ibobi Singh (* 1948), Indian politician
P
- P. Renedy Singh (* 1979), Indian soccer player
- Pala Singh (1902– ??), Indian athlete
- Paramjit Singh (basketball player) (* 1952), Indian basketball player
- Paramjit Singh (botanist) (* 1958), Indian botanist
- Paramjit Singh (athlete) (* 1971), Indian athlete
- Pargat Singh (born 1965), Indian hockey player
- Prabhjot Singh (* 1980), Indian hockey player
- Prabhjot Singh (soccer player) (* 1980), Indian soccer player
- Pradeep Kumar Singh (1945–2013), Indian diplomat
- Pramdiph Singh (* 1952), Indian basketball player
- Pritam Singh (* 1924), Indian gymnast
- Prithipal Singh (1932-1983), Indian hockey player
R.
- Raghubir Singh (1942–1999), Indian photographer
- Rahul Singh (* 1975), Indian hockey player
- Rajendra Prasad Singh (* 1974), Indian soccer player
- Rajendra Singh Rana († 2015), Indian politician
- Rajinder Singh (* 1946), Indian mystic
- Rajinder Singh (wrestler) (* 1954), Indian wrestler
- Rajinder Singh (hockey player, born 1958) , Indian hockey player
- Rajinder Singh (hockey player, born 1959) , Indian hockey player
- Rajnath Singh (* 1951), Indian politician
- Rajonder Prasat Singh (* 1974), Indian soccer player
- Rajvinder Singh (* 1956), Indian author
- Raman Singh (* 1952), Indian politician
- Ram Raja Prasad Singh , Nepalese politician
- Randhir Singh (* 1946), Indian marksman
- Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), Indian Maharaja
- Ranjit Singh (athlete) (* 1957), Indian athlete
- Ranveer Singh (* 1985), Indian actor
- Rao Birender Singh (1921–2009), Indian politician
- Ravinder Pal Singh (* 1960), Indian hockey player
- Renedy Potsangbam Singh (* 1979), Indian soccer player
- Robin Singh (* 1990), Indian soccer player
- Rohtas Singh (* 1960), Indian wrestler
- Roop Singh (1910-1977), Indian hockey player
S.
- Sadhu Singh , Indian athlete
- Sajan Singh (* 1932), Indian wrestler
- Sanam Singh (* 1988), Indian tennis player
- Sandeep Singh (* 1986), Indian hockey player
- Sanjay Singh (* 1994), Malaysian squash player
- Sanjeev Singh (* 1965), Indian archer
- Sardar Swaran Singh (1907-1994), Indian politician
- Sarita Romit Singh (* 1989), Indian hammer thrower
- Sarpreet Singh (* 1999), New Zealand soccer player
- Satiyasen Singh (* 1992), Indian soccer player
- Satpal Singh (* 1955), Indian wrestler
- Satwant Singh (1962–1989), Indian bodyguard and assassin
- Savinder Singh (born 1938), Malaysian hockey player
- Sawan Singh (1858–1948), Indian mystic
- Sehnaj Singh (* 1993), Indian soccer player
- Shailendra Kumar Singh (1932–2009), Indian diplomat and politician
- Shakti Singh (* 1962), Indian athlete
- Shiv Dayal Singh (1818–1878), Indian mystic
- Shivnath Singh (1946–2003), Indian athlete
- Shivpal Singh (* 1995), Indian javelin thrower
- Sikander Singh (* 1971), German Germanist and comparativeist
- Simon Singh (* 1964), British science journalist, author and producer
- Simone Singh (* 1974), Indian actress
- Sohan Singh (* 1936), Indian water diver
- Sohan Singh Dhanoa (* 1930), Indian athlete
- Soma Singh (born 1965), British hockey player
- Sophia Duleep Singh (1876–1948), daughter of the Maharaja and British suffragette
- Sriram Singh (* 1950), Indian middle-distance runner
- Subhash Singh (* 1990), Indian soccer player
- Suchha Singh (* 1933), Indian racing cyclist
- Sudha Singh (* 1986), Indian athlete
- Sujatha Singh (* 1954), Indian diplomat
- Sukhbir Singh (* 1983), Singaporean football referee
- Sukhdev Singh Sukha († 1992), Indian member of the Khalistan Commando Force and murderer
- Sukhjinder Singh (* 1983), Indian soccer player
- Sukhjit Singh (* 1969), Indian hockey player
- Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari (* 1965), Indian tabla player
- Sukhwinder Singh (* 1978), Canadian hockey player
- Sukwinder Singh (* 1983), Indian soccer player
- Sultan Singh († 2014), Indian politician
- Sundar Singh (1888 – after 1929), Indian Christian
- Surendra Singh (* 1978), Indian athlete
- Surjit Singh (1951-1984), Indian hockey player
- Sushil Kumar Singh (politician) (* 1963), Indian politician
- Sushil Kumar Singh (soccer player) (* 1984), Indian soccer player
T
- Talvin Singh (* 1970), British musician
- Tan Singh , Indian politician
- Tarsem Singh (* 1961), Indian director
- Tarsem Singh (hockey player) (1946-2005), Indian hockey player
- Tejinder Pal Singh (* 1994), Indian shot putter
- Thakar Singh (1929-2005), Indian religious leader
- Thoiba Singh (* 1955), Indian hockey player
- Thokchom Naoba Singh (* 1988), Indian soccer player
- Tomba Singh (* 1982), Indian soccer player
- Trilok Singh (* 1933), Indian gymnast
U
- Udanta Singh (* 1996), Indian soccer player
- Udham Singh (1899–1940), Indian revolutionary
- Udham Singh (hockey player) (1928-2000), Indian hockey player
- Upendra Man Singh (* 1973), Indian soccer player
V
- Varinder Singh (born 1947), Indian hockey player
- Vijay Singh (* 1963), Fijian golfer
- Vijaydeep Singh (* 1971), Indian badminton player
- Vijender Singh (* 1985), Indian boxer, see Vijender Kumar
- Vijendra Singh (* 1947), Indian botanist
- Vikram Singh (* around 1955), Indian badminton player
- Vir Singh (* 1930), Indian gymnast
- Virbhadra Singh (* 1934), Indian politician
- Virender Singh (* 1974), Indian soccer player
- Virsa Singh (* 1933), Indian athlete
- Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008), Prime Minister of India, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Vivek Singh (1967-2007), Indian hockey player
W.
- Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh (1930–2012), Indian politician
Z
- Zora Singh (1929-2005), Indian athlete