Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common
surname or last name of
Indian origin. It is based on the
Sanskrit word
गोप्तृgoptṛ, 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]
Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
^Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126.
ISBN81-208-0026-5.
^Sarkar, Girindra Mohan (1984).
Early History of Bengal. p. 47. 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?
Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common
surname or last name of
Indian origin. It is based on the
Sanskrit word
गोप्तृgoptṛ, 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]
Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
^Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126.
ISBN81-208-0026-5.
^Sarkar, Girindra Mohan (1984).
Early History of Bengal. p. 47. 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?