# Ghosh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ghosh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Bengali.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bengali |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,666 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,928 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,219 people |
| Change since 2000 | +77% (2,077 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ghose |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Bengali ঘোষ (ghōś).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ghosh in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 91% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ghosh in India, Bangladesh and British Raj.

## People named Ghosh

- Shreela Ghosh, British actress
- Aparna Ghosh, Bangladeshi actress
- Mrinalini Sen, Bengali writer

## Similar surnames

Gosch, Gosha, Goss, Gage, Gooch, Gough, Guess, Gass, Giese, Gause, Gasca, Gish.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.