Bhattacharya
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali ভট্টাচার্য (bhoṭṭacarjo).
Proper noun
Bhattacharya (plural Bhattacharyas)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bhattacharya is the 17087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1661 individuals. Bhattacharya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bhattacharya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 153.