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    The surname Sengupta

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

    3 syllables Soundex S521

    Sengupta: #22,436 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sengupta #22,436, 1,147 people Sengupta: #22,436 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sengupta #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). Sengupta is more common than 86.2% of them.

    Origin

    Bengali origin

    Borrowed from Bengali সেনগুপ্ত (śengupto).

    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 Sengupta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 720.

    #22,436
    rank among US surnames
    1,147
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +59.3%
    change since 2000 (was #30,582)

    Who is named Sengupta

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

    91% of people named Sengupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.4%
    • Two or more races 3.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Senguptas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mallika Sengupta
      Bengali poet, 1960–2011

    Other Bengali surnames

    All 21 Bengali surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sengupta come from?
    Borrowed from Bengali সেনগুপ্ত (śengupto).
    How common is the surname Sengupta?
    1,147 people in the United States had the surname Sengupta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,177 Americans. It ranked 22,436th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sengupta?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sengupta identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sengupta?
    Mallika Sengupta, Bengali poet.
    Where is the surname Sengupta most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sengupta in India.
    Is the surname Sengupta getting more or less common?
    More common. 720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,147 in 2010, up 59%.