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    The surname Dasgupta

    A Bengali surname, carried by 1,147 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D213

    Dasgupta: #22,436 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dasgupta #22,436, 1,147 people Dasgupta: #22,436 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dasgupta #22,436, 1,147 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dasgupta is more common than 86.2% of them.

    Origin

    Bengali origin

    Borrowed from Bengali দাশগুপ্ত (daśgupto).

    One of 21 Bengali surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,147 people named Dasgupta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. That is up 70% since 2000, when the Census counted 676.

    #22,436
    rank among US surnames
    1,147
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +69.7%
    change since 2000 (was #32,161)

    Who is named Dasgupta

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Dasgupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Dasguptas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Surendranath Dasgupta
      Bengali scholar of Sanskrit and philosophy (1887-1952)
    • Partha Dasgupta
      British economist (born 1942)

    Notable Dasguptas come mostly from India (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Other Bengali surnames

    All 21 Bengali surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dasgupta come from?
    Borrowed from Bengali দাশগুপ্ত (daśgupto).
    How common is the surname Dasgupta?
    1,147 people in the United States had the surname Dasgupta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. It ranked 22,436th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dasgupta?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Dasgupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dasgupta?
    Surendranath Dasgupta, Bengali scholar of Sanskrit and philosophy (1887-1952), followed by Partha Dasgupta.
    Where is the surname Dasgupta most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dasgupta in India and the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Dasgupta getting more or less common?
    More common. 676 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,147 in 2010, up 70%.