Vaid is a surname of Indian origin. It is found among several communities, including Oswals, Mohyals, and Parsis. Vaid or Ved is a sanskrit word used for practitioner (Vaidya) of Ayurveda medicine.

Notable people with the surname include:

Vaid (surname)

Sahil Vaid (born 1986), Indian actor

Aryan Vaid (born 1971), Indian model

Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid (1857–1924), British Indian Army officer

Dawood Vaid, Indian educator

Jyotsna Vaid, Indian-American psychologist

Krishna Baldev Vaid, Hindi writer

Madan Lal Vaid, British Indian Army officer

Marcel Vaid, Indo-Swiss film composer

Nakul Vaid, Indian film actor

Shesh Paul Vaid (born 1959), Indian police officer

Urvashi Vaid (1958–2022), [Indian-American activist and writer

Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid (1930–2002), Indian poet and lyricist

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Surnames of Indian origin

Surnames of Hindu origin

Mohyal clans

Punjabi tribes

Punjabi-language surnames

Vaid (surname)