Find out how popular the last name Bandyopadhyay is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bandyopadhyay.

Bandyopadhyay, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bandyopadhyay surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bandyopadhyay in America

Bandyopadhyay is the 53913th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bandyopadhyay surname appeared 383 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bandyopadhyay.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bandyopadhyay to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bandyopadhyay

The surname "BANDYOPADHYAY" is a Bengali Hindu name that originated in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the regions of West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is derived from the combination of two Sanskrit words: "Bandyo" meaning "respectable" and "Upadhyaya" which refers to a teacher or a scholar.

The name can be traced back to the ancient Hindu caste system, where the Bandyopadhyays belonged to the Brahmin caste, known for their scholarly pursuits and teaching professions. The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the 12th century, during the Pala Empire in the Bengal region.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the writings of the Bengali poet and scholar, Jaydev Bandyopadhyay (1170 - 1244 AD), who composed the famous Sanskrit text, Gita Govinda. Another notable figure was Kshetra Mohan Bandyopadhyay (1838 - 1907), a renowned Bengali writer and social reformer.

During the British colonial period in India, several individuals with the surname Bandyopadhyay achieved prominence. Among them was Bipin Chandra Bandyopadhyay (1837 - 1907), a prominent Hindu philosopher and social activist, who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.

In more recent times, Manik Bandyopadhyay (1908 - 1956) was a celebrated Bengali novelist and short story writer, known for his portrayal of rural Bengal and its people. Another famous individual with this surname was Satyajit Ray (1921 - 1992), the legendary Indian filmmaker, who was born as Satyajit Bandyopadhyay and is widely regarded as one of the greatest auteurs in the history of cinema.

Throughout history, the Bandyopadhyay surname has been associated with scholars, writers, philosophers, and intellectuals, reflecting its roots in the Brahmin caste and the tradition of learning and teaching.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bandyopadhyay

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bandyopadhyay.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bandyopadhyay was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bandyopadhyay has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bandyopadhyay was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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