Barua

This article is about the Barua surname of Assam Valley, India. For the Bengali Baruah caste an ethnic minority (particularly Bangladesh), see Barua (Bangladesh).
Barua
বৰুৱা
बरूवा
Languages

Assamese

(and dialects; KamrupiGoalpariya)

Hindi English
Religion

Hinduism

( Traditional Panentheistic)
Related ethnic groups
Asamiya
(Assamese BrahminsAhomsKalitasSutiya)
Indo-Aryans

Barua (Assamese: বৰুৱা; Hindi: बरूवा) which is also spelled as Baruah, Barooah, Baruwa, Baroova, Barooa, Baroowa, Borooah, Boruah, Baroa; is a common Assamese surname. The surname Barua is typically associated with someone who is an Assamese or Asamiya, much like Aroras of Punjab.

In Assam Valley

Originally the title was conferred for most of class of officers in the Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam. The Ahoms appointed officers with various titles, and Barua meant a "Leader of 3000 men".

The Baruas are Hindus by faith and have been a key contributors to the growth of Assamese community. Being a conferred surname, it is widely found to be used across various groups within Assamese community however, with subtle distinctions relating to a group. For instance,

Notable Baruas

See also

References

  1. "Meet the Axomiya Sikhs". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 24 March 2013.

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