| Jat Clan: Padda | |
| Distribution | Punjab (India), Haryana and Punjab (Pakistan) |
| Religion: | Sikhism |
| Languages | Punjabi and others |
Padda is a Jat clan found in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan. Padda is known to be one of the Original Jat clans along with other popular Jat clans like Grewal, Cheema, Gill, Sidhu, Sandhu, Brar, Dhillon, Aulakh, Samra, Mann etc..
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Sir Lepel Griffin's opinion is that the Padda came into the Punjab region from northeastern Ottoman Empire (modern Georgia, Chechenya, Adjara, Abkhazia) Other Historians Correct this Statement and say That they Originate from Germany.
There are many theories about the origin of the Jats. Jats are sometimes considered to be of Scythian (Saka), Indo-Iranian or Indo-Aryan stock in view of the similar physical features and common practices with one or the other of these groups.
Paddas who have settled in modern era India follow Sikhism. A village of the Padda today is LAKHAN KE PADDA in District Karputhala/Jalandhar Punjab India also DAYALPUR In Jalandhar Punjab India. Today Padda's are found throughout The Punjab and also Throughout Canada Germany United Kingdom United States Australia etc...
Some Paddas went further to Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur in Doaba. The Padda clan also has many villages around Jalandhar and Karputhala located in the Doaba (Punjab) region of Punjab.
They have played a significant role in social and political spectrum of Pakistan.Mostly renowned Padda families lives in Lahore District, which is also known as Majha. Their considerable presence is also in Sheikhupura District, Sialkot District, Gujranwala District, Gujrat District and Faisalabad District (although the Pakistani Padda Jatts are the descendants of Paddas who migrated from Punjab and Haryana).
Padda is one of the most well known Jatt clans originating from Punjab in India and Pakistan. It is considered to be one of the oldest Jatt tribes. In the 1881 Census, Paddas numbered at 12543 and today it is the still one of the Purest Jatt tribe in the world.
Sukhi Lakhan ke Padda
Gurmeet padda