Bakshi

Bakshi may refer to: Bakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving from Persian word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies.

[1] Bakshi is a surname used by Kashmiri Pandits native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

[2][3] In Odisha Bakshi (Odia: ବକ୍ସି) surname mainly used by Zamindar Karanas.

[4] Derived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname among Hindus and Sikhs (Jatt & Khatri) of the Punjab region in India.

[1] Bakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.