Origin | |
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Word/name | Bengali Hindu |
Region of origin | Bengal |
Banerjee, also known as Bandyopadhyay, is a Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The surname belongs to the Rarhi clan of the Hindu Bengali Brahmin caste. [1] [2]
Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (Brahman) name, the first element of which, Ban-, is taken from Bandyopadhyay The final element -jee is derived from jha (greatly reduced form of Sanskrit upadhyaya "teacher"); thus, Banerjee "teacher who is head and only performs the main work aarti" or, Vandana. A Sanskrit version of this name, Vandyopadhyaya, was coined from the elements vandya "venerable" + upadhyaya "teacher".
— Dictionary of American Family Names [3]
Notable people with the surname Banerjee, Bandopadhyay, or variations, include: