Gupta Explained

Gupta
Meaning:Protector or Governor
Region:India, Bangladesh
Language:Bengali, Hindi
Variant:Sengupta, Dasgupta, Duttagupta,Gupte,Gupto

Gupta is a common surname or last name of Indian origin. It is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means 'guardian' or 'protector'.[1] According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[2]

In Bengal

The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.[3] In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly)[4] [5] as well as Kayasthas.[6]

In Northern India

The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.[7]

Notables

Monarchs

Academic

In business and management

In entertainment

In fiction

In journalism

In law

In literature

In politics

In sports

In art

Notes and References

  1. http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy
  2. Book: Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra . Anant Sadashiv Altekar . Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D . Motilal Banarsidass Publ . 1986 . 81-208-0026-5 . 126.
  3. Book: Sarkar, Girindra Mohan . Early History of Bengal . 1984 . 47 . en . The Rampāl plate of Sri Chandra reveals a line of Brāhmanas whose surnames end in Gupta (Sarman). No such Brāhmanas are met within the modern Bengal. Where have they gone? Have they too, like the Sena-Karnatakshatriyas, merged into the present Vaidya caste of Bengal?.
  4. Book: Sahay . Keshari N. . Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions . 2001 . Commonwealth Publishers . 978-81-7169-660-4 . 11 . en.
  5. Web site: বাঙালির পদবি, উদয় চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পরবাস-৭৬. 15 June 2021. www.parabaas.com. 1563-8685.
  6. Book: Ronald. B. Inden . Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal . January 1976 . 9780520025691 . 40. University of California Press .
  7. Book: Hanks, Patrick . Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set . 8 May 2003 . Oxford University Press, USA . 978-0-19-508137-4 . 103 . en.