Vaid

Vaid is a surname that belongs to the Mohyal Brahmin community. Mohyal Brahmins are Punjabi Brahmins who originally belonged to the Ghandhara region which is now known as Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mohyal Brahmins are the distinct Brahmins as they kept themselves away from priestly activities, evil practices like untouchability and didn't believe in other similar taboos. The Mohyal clan includes other castes like Bali, Chibber, Lau, Dutt, Mohan and Bhimwal. The gotra of Vaids is Bhardwaj. Mohyal Brahmins are also called Hussaini Brahmins. Vaids also use Bakshi or Raizada as courtesy title.

Source-http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Mohyal

Source- https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/Hussaini-Brahmins-A-crossover-creed/articleshow/49394475.cms

Notable people with the surname include:

Aryan Vaid (born 1971), Indian model
Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid (1857–1924), British Indian Army officer
Dawood Vaid, Indian educator
Jyotsna Vaid, American psychologist
Krishna Baldev Vaid, Hindi writer
Madan Lal Vaid, British Indian Army officer
Marcel Vaid, Swiss film composer
Nakul Vaid
Shesh Paul Vaid (born 1959), Indian police officer
Urvashi Vaid (born 1958), American activist and writer

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