Last name origin & meaning: Indian (northern states): Hindu (Bania) and Jain habitational name,
from Agroha or Agar + the Hindi or Panjabi adjectival suffix
-wāl (equivalent to -er in English). Agroha in the
Hissar district (formerly in the Panjab, now in Haryana) is said to
have been the capital city of Agar Sen, a legendary Vaishya king whom
the Agarwals claim as their ancestor. Alternatively, the place name in
question may be Agar, a city forty miles northeast of Ujjain in Madhya
Pradesh. The Agarwals are one of the most prominent mercantile
communities of northern India.
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