Patel surname Meaning | Last name Patel Surname Meaning
Patel surname meaning is village chief or the headman of a village which is used in Gujarati community. The origin of surname Patel is Hindu.
Patel comes from the word ‘Patlikh,’ which was a title given by the king to someone who worked as a record keeper of crops and taxes from a piece of land. The surname ‘Patlikh’ evolved into Patel to denote a village chief or the headman of a village.