Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput community. It is used as a surname, but during the medieval period it was a designation or title given to a soldier who performed exceptionally well in war. There is a legend that a man who kills 100 enemy soldiers during war was given the title of RAWAT. Breach of contract of 'Rawat' goes like Ra stands for Rajput, Wa(व) stands for Veer (Courageous) and T(त) stands for Talwar (Sword); in other words Rajput warrior who is rich with sword is Rawat Rajput (राजपूत योद्धा जो तलवार के धनी है वो रावत राजपूत है). Types of Rawat are Chauhan Rawat, Pawar Rawat, Sisodiya Rawat, Dogra Rawat etc. from Uttarakhand and U.P divisions in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Rajputs (Kshatriya caste) of Uttarakhand.

Rajputs, people with Rawat surname, are mainly concentrated in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand where some number of them are found, and in Madhya Pradesh adjacent to Uttarakhand.

Rawat (surname)

A few of them are also found in Rajasthan and around its neighbouring border of Madhya Pradesh, primarily in the Mandsaur and Neemuch districts.

Rawat (surname)

Regional expansion

Western India

Mainly a social community of Uttarakhand, where most of their population is concentrated.Also Known As Land King Of uttarakhand.

Rawat (surname)

The Rawat Rajput which has Mostly Population Lives In uttarakhand.

Language

In place of Rawat composition, Hindu and Hindi languages were spoken.

Notable people

General Bipin Rawat (1958-2021), Indian military officer

Chitrashi Rawat, actress

Durga Bahadur Rawat, Nepalese politician

Harish Rawat, politician

Harisingh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, Indian

Jaswant Singh Rawat, Indian

Madhulika Rawat (1963–2021), Indian social worker

Menuka Rawat, Nepalese runner

Nain Singh Rawat, Indian mountaineer

Navaraj Rawat, Nepalese politician

Navi Rawat, US actress

Pradeep Rawat (politician), Indian politician

Prem Rawat, speaker and teacher, formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji

Suresh Singh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan

Shankar Singh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan

Teelu Rauteli, 17th century warrior

Pradeep Rawat (actor), Indian actor

Prashant Singh Rawat, Indian basketball player

Bishnu Bahadur Raut, ex member of parliament of Nepal 1991 to 1998

Tirath Singh Rawat, Ex CM Uttarakhand

Trivendra Singh Rawat, EX CM Uttarakhand

References

Garhwali Rajputs

Kumaoni Rajputs

Rajput clans of Uttarakhand

Social groups of Uttarakhand

Rajputs

Khas surnames

Nepalese Hindus

Kshatriya communities