Vajpayee

Vajpayee or Bajpai is a predominent North Indian Brahmin surname, common, among other places, especially in Lucknow. Brahmins,are further sub categorised as Kanyakubjas, a group that also includes Awasthi, Dixits, Tewari, Tripathi, Agnihotri etc. The South Indian surname to that effect is Vajapeyar As per legend, Bengali Brahmins, for instance Chatterjees owe their roots to the Kanyakubja region as well, and thus, are at times classified with them. The surname Bajpai is widely deemed synonymous to Vajpayee.