How common is the surname Ghosh?

3,666 people in the United States had the surname Ghosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,219 Americans. It ranked 8,928th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ghosh?

Shreela Ghosh, British actress, followed by Aparna Ghosh.

Where is the surname Ghosh most common?

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

Is the surname Ghosh getting more or less common?

More common. 2,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,666 in 2010, up 77%.

The surname Ghosh

A Bengali surname, carried by 3,666 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ghosh is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Bengali origin

Transliteration of Bengali ঘোষ (ghōś).

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 3,666 people named Ghosh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,219 Americans. That is up 77% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,077.

#8,928

rank among US surnames

3,666

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+76.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,440)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,920	Kersten	3,669	84,150
#8,923	Klingler	3,668	84,173
#8,925	Epley	3,667	84,196
#8,928	Weigand	3,666	84,219
#8,934	Godin	3,665	84,242
#8,936	Nickelson	3,664	84,265

Who is named Ghosh

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

91% of people named Ghosh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

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

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

Famous Ghoshs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shreela Ghosh
British actress, born 1962
Aparna Ghosh
Bangladeshi actress
Mrinalini Sen
Bengali writer, 1879–1972

Notable Ghoshs come mostly from India (1), Bangladesh (1) and British Raj (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Ghose

Surnames that sound like Ghosh

Ghosh has the Soundex code G200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G200.

Other Bengali surnames

All 21 Bengali surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ghosh come from?: Transliteration of Bengali ঘোষ (ghōś).
How common is the surname Ghosh?: 3,666 people in the United States had the surname Ghosh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,219 Americans. It ranked 8,928th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ghosh?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ghosh identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ghosh?: Shreela Ghosh, British actress, followed by Aparna Ghosh.
Where is the surname Ghosh most common?: Wikidata records people named Ghosh in India, Bangladesh and British Raj.
Is the surname Ghosh getting more or less common?: More common. 2,077 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,666 in 2010, up 77%.
What are other spellings of Ghosh?: Ghose.