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This article is about the name. For other uses, see Gupta (disambiguation).

Gupta /ˈɡuːptə/ (Devanagari: गुप्ता) is a common surname of Indian origin.

According to some academicians, the name Gupta is derived from Sanskrit goptri, meaning military governor.[1] According to prominent historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[2]

Communities

Unlike other Indian surnames, the surname Gupta has been adopted by various different communities across India irrespective of their caste.

In northern India, the surname Gupta is used mainly by the Vaish communities.[3] However, several migrant workers from lower castes have also adopted the Gupta surname in order to change their caste status.

Below is a list of various Vaish communities which adopt the surname Gupta:

Community Region Religion
Agarwal Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Hinduism, Jainism
Arya Vaishya Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Hinduism
Barnwal Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar Hinduism
Bharbhuja Uttar Pardesh, Bihar, West Bengal Hinduism
Kasuadhan Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Hinduism
Khandelwal Rajasthan Hinduism, Jainism
Mahajan Jammu, Punjab Hinduism
Maheshwari Rajasthan Hinduism
Mahawar Rajasthan Hinduism
Dhromer Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi Hinduism
Porwal Rajasthan Jainism
Teli Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand Hinduism
Rastogi Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Hinduism
Kesarwani Uttar Pradesh Hinduism
Rauniyar/Rouniyar/Roniyar Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal Hinduism
Varshney Western Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Rajasthan Hinduism
Omer Southern Uttar Pradesh Hinduism
Agrahari Uttar Pardesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal Hinduism

Additionally, the surname Gupta is adopted by some other communities in other parts of the Indian subcontinent:

  • The Guptas from the West Bengal belong to the Vaid-Brahmin (physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and Dasgupta communities of Bengal who are vaid-Brahmins.
  • Telis also use the Gupta surname.[4][5]
  • Gomathis and Chettys (Andhra Pradesh) also use Guptha added along with a surname
  • The lower cast migrants from the middle east also use Gupta who have their origin from Bihar.In Earlier times they were forced to do labor work and were treated like slaves so they started using Gupta to hide from the people. They only way they can be recognized is because of their language.They have a typical Bihari accent.
  • Like Gomathis, who are of Dravidian descent, Kayasthas also use the title Guptha.

List of people with the name Gupta

Monarchs

Scientists

Academics

In business and management

  • Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
  • N. C. Sen Gupta, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
  • Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
  • Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey Consulting
  • Rajiv Gupta, general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
  • S. K. Gupta, vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
  • Subodh Gupta, chairman and CEO of HemtroN Lightings,www.rouniyar.com,Rouniyar Sewa Sansthan Delhi
  • Vikas Gupta, head of consumer payments division of Google

In entertainment

In journalism

In literature

In politics

In sports

See also

References

  1. ^ http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm
  2. ^ Template:Cite book '''''ponies ponies ponies!''''
  3. ^ Sharma, Tej Ram (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta. Concept Publishing Company.
  4. ^ Teli use surname Gupta
  5. ^ Sahu-Teli
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