Bhattacharya

English

Alternative forms

Bhattacharjee, Bhattacharyya

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 17087^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 153.

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