Virk
Virk (also spelled as Wirk, Birk, Virk) is a Jat clan of the Punjab region in the Indian subcontinent.[1]
Virk (विर्क)[1] [2] Virak(विरक) Wirk (विर्क) Birk (बिर्क)[3] Birkh (बिर्ख) Birakh (बिरख)[4] Vrik (वृक)[5] Varika (वरिक) Barik (बरिक)[6] Birak(बिरक)[7] is a gotra of the Jat clan found in Punjab and Rajasthan and Pakistan. It is same as Varik. Typically, Virks are tall, thin and fair skinned. In the Western Punjab Virks are supposed to belong to Mahe dynasty, and Minhas are considered to be brethren of the Virks. Birk and Virk gotras are of same origin. Only due to linguistic differences pronunciation is different
Notable people who bear the surname - whether or not associated with the clan - include:
- Adnan Virk, Canadian television sportscaster
- Ammy Virk, Punjabi singer and actor
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Punjabi poet, writer, and civil servant
- Manjinder Virk, English actress, director and writer
- Nawab Kapur Singh Virk (1697–1753), Sikh leader, Organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and Dal Khalsa
- Amrita Singh, Indian actress
- Arpinder Singh, Indian triple jumper