Gupta (Hindi: गुप्ता) is a surname of Indian origin. Gupta is a common surname in India, but it is uncertain whether there was one parent clan from which all families with Gupta surname branched. According to the historian R. C. Majumdar, it is more probable that different families without any connection adopted this name at different times.[1] In northern India, most of Guptas belong to the Hindu and Jain Baniya communities.[2] The Guptas from the West Bengal belong to the Vaid (physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and Dasgupta communities of Bengal. In southern India, Gupta is a surname for a large number of Arya Vysyas.
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References
- ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200-550 A.D.. Motilal Banarsidass Publ, 126. ISBN 8120800265.
- ^ Name History and Origin for Gupta
