Family name
Gupta () is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".
Origins and distribution
The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ , which means "guardian" or "protector".[ 1]
According to historian R. C. Majumdar , the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[ 2]
The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.[ 3] Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly)[ 4] [ 5] Kayasthas .[ 6]
According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name Sri Gupta Gupta emperors mentioned in inscriptions. If the first ruler's name had indeed been Sri Gupta , it would likely have been recorded as Sri Sri Gupta , as seen in the Deo-Barnark inscription of Jivitagupta II, where the name Srimati Gupta is accepted as the personal name of the dynasty's founder, it would indicate that the Gupta suffix did not function as a surname during that period.[ 7]
The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.[ 8]
Notable people with the surname
In academia
Akhil Gupta (born 1959), professor at the University of California, Los Angeles , in the field of social and cultural anthropologyAmar Gupta , professor and scientistAmlan Das Gupta , Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, KolkataAnil Kumar Gupta , Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disastersArvind Gupta (born 1961), 13th President of the University of British Columbia Arvind Gupta , Indian toy inventor and populariser of scienceDevendra Prasad Gupta (1933–2017), Indian academic and a former vice-chancellor of Ranchi UniversityM. G. Gupta , Urdu poet and research scholarMrinal Kumar Das Gupta (1923–2005), Indian professor and scientistModadugu Vijay Gupta (born 1939), Indian biologistNarmada Prasad Gupta Neena Gupta , Indian mathematicianSanjay Gupta , American neurosurgeon and medical reporterS. P. Gupta , Indian archaeologist and art historianSuraj N. Gupta (1924–2021), Indian-American physicistTaruna Madan Gupta , Indian Clinical pharmaceutical scientist
In business and management
Ajit Gupta , founder of Aryaka Aman Gupta , founder and CEO of BoatAnant Gupta , former CEO and President of HCL Technologies Anil Rai Gupta , chairman and CEO of Havells Desh Bandhu Gupta , was an Indian billionaire, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Lupin Limited Gupta family , well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh GuptaHimanshu Gupta , co-founder and CEO of ClimateAIMahendra Mohan Gupta , owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapersNaren Gupta (1948–2021), Indian-American entrepreneurNilesh Gupta , Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited Piyush Gupta , CEO and Director of DBS Group Raj Gupta , CEO and president of Rohm and Haas Rajat Gupta , United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey & Company Rajinder Gupta , Chairman of Trident GroupRajiv Gupta (technocrat) , general manager of Hewlett Packard 's E-speak projectS. K. Gupta , vice-president of the Lockheed Martin CorporationSanjay Gupta (businessman) , Indian civil servantSanjay Gupta (business executive) , country manager and vice-president (sales and operations) of Google India Sanjeev Gupta , founder of Liberty House Group Shravan Gupta , chairman of MGF Group, previously a director at Emaar MGF Land Umang Gupta , Indian-American entrepreneurVikas Gupta (businessman) , Indian American internet entrepreneur, founded Jambool , an online company that was acquired by GoogleVinita Gupta (born 1950), Indian-American businesswoman and founder of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks)Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969), Indian-American businesswoman and CEO of LupinVinod Gupta , chairman and CEO of infoUSA Vivek Gupta (business executive) , President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer), and Director on the Board of Mastech Digital
In entertainment
Aarti Gupta , winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American modelAdditi Gupta , Indian television actressAnkit Gupta , Indian television actorAakash Gupta , Indian comedianAppurv Gupta , Indian comedianAmrapali Gupta , Indian television actressAnil Gupta , British writer and producer (radio and television)Buddhadev Das Gupta , Indian classical sarod musician and teacherEsha Gupta , Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actressKovid Gupta , Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activistManish Gupta , Indian film directorMegha Gupta , Indian television actressNeena Gupta , Indian film and television actressPartho Sen-Gupta , Indian film director and script writerPuja Gupta , winner of Miss India Universe in 2007Rachel Gupta , Indian model and Miss Grand International 2024Raman Gupta , Indian actorRajendra Gupta , actor in cinema for good character roles.Rohit Gupta , American Film directorSanjay Gupta , American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondentSanjay Gupta , Bollywood directorSiddharth Gupta , Indian actor and modelTanika Gupta , British playwright of Indian originVikas Gupta , Indian television producer, director and hostYana Gupta , Indian model-actress of Czech origin
In journalism
In law
In literature
In politics
Asim Dasgupta , former Finance and Excise Minister of West Bengal Badal Gupta , Indian revolutionaryBanarsi Das Gupta , former Chief Minister of Haryana Chaman Lal Gupta , Minister in the Vajpayee Government (BJP )Chandra Bhanu Gupta , served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dinesh Gupta , Indian revolutionaryIndrajit Gupta , Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98Jay Prakash Gupta , former Minister of Nepal Kavinder Gupta , former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mahesh Chandra Gupta , Indian politician (MLA of Budaun)Manish Gupta , MP, Rajya Sabha and former MLA from Jadavpur , Kolkata , West Bengal Manmath Nath Gupta , Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and BengaliNiranjan Sen Gupta , Indian revolutionaryNolini Kanta Gupta , Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mysticRam Prakash Gupta , former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of Madhya Pradesh Ram Prakash Gupta , Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement Sanjay Gupta , Indian politicianShyama Charan Gupta , Indian politician
In sports
In art
Fictional characters
References
^ GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Genealogy.about.com (14 July 2013). Retrieved on 18 July 2013.^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D . Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126. ISBN 81-208-0026-5 ^ Sarkar, Girindra Mohan (1984). Early History of Bengal The Rampāl plate of Sri Chandra reveals a line of Brāhmanas whose surnames end in Gupta (Sarman). No such Brāhmanas are met within the modern Bengal. Where have they gone? Have they too, like the Sena-Karnatakshatriyas, merged into the present Vaidya caste of Bengal? ^ Sahay, Keshari N. (2001). Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions ISBN 978-81-7169-660-4 ^ "বাঙালির পদবি, উদয় চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পরবাস-৭৬" . www.parabaas.com . ISSN 1563-8685 . Retrieved 15 June 2021 .^ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal ISBN 9780520025691 ^ Sharma, Tej Ram (1978). Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4
