Talk:Soni (name)

Soni ( MAIRH KSHATRIYA SWARNKAR)

According to Indian Mythology Soni surname was given to the people who were basically goldsmith, in hindi which means "Sunar" the people who were goldsmith by profession ,in early times who use to make gold ornaments for the Kings(Raja),Queens(Rani),God and Goddess and people. Soni' is an Indian family name, which is believed to be originated from Hindi word 'Sona' meaning gold, as the people of this origin were goldsmiths by profession. A majority of people having this surname would be found in northern and western parts of India mainly from Marwar.

However, in Punjab it is a sub caste of Khatri clan and not of goldsmiths and therefore of different origin. Similarly, it also a Punjabi Jat and Ramgarhia surname. There are different types of Soni in Hindu religion , some are Sindhi , some are Sikh and some are Rajput. Soni who are Mairh Kshatriya are originated from Rajputs , they are actually "Suryavanshi" which means that their ancestor is lord "Ram" god of Hindu. As an ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent, and so forth). So "Soni's" are the generation of the "Lord Ram" and as Lord Ram was also "Suryavanshi" these "Mairh Kshatriya Soni" are also called Suryavanshi.

Mairh Rajputs are the descendants of Maharaj Ajmeedh, who founded the city of Ajmer. Maharaj Ajmeedh himself was very accomplished in fine crafts of jewellery ornaments and employed many such artisans in his Kingdom. Swarnkars then continued the profession of making jewelry ornaments. There are many sub castes also of Soni's which are called "Gotra". Some of them are Mosun, Kadel, Agroya, Roda, Khajwaniya, Mandan, Dhupad, Danwar, etc...