# Majumdar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/majumdar/  
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) | 703 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,676 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 439,183 people |
| Change since 2000 | +87% (377 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mojumdar, Mujumdar, Muzumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali মজুমদার (mojumodar, “record keeper”), from Classical Persian مَجْمُوع دَار (majmū' dār).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Majumdar 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) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 93% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

McIntyre, McIntosh, McIntire, McNutt, McCants, McGinty, McCandless, McEntire, McAndrew, MacIntyre, McEntee, McNatt.

## 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.