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	'''Ghosh''' is an [[India]]n and [[Bangladesh]]i [[surname]] found among [[Bengali Hindu]]s.		'''Ghosh (or Ghose)''' is an [[India]]n and [[Bangladesh]]i [[surname]] found among [[Bengali Hindu]]s.

	Ghoshes mostly belong to [[Kayastha]] caste in [[Bengal]]. The [[Bengali Kayastha]]s evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative [[Kshatriya]]s and mostly [[Brahmins]].<ref name="AlHind">{{cite book\|author=Andre Wink\|title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC\|accessdate=3 September 2011\|year=1991\|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers\|isbn=978-90-04-09509-0\|page=269}}</ref> Ghoshes are considered as [[Kulin Kayastha]]s of Soukalin [[gotra]], along with [[Bose (surname)\|Boses]] and [[Mitra (surname)\|Mitras]].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book \|title=Krishna consciousness in the West \|editor1-first=David G. \|editor1-last=Bromley \|editor2-first=Larry D. \|editor2-last=Shinn \|first=Thomas J. \|last=Hopkins \|chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West \|publisher=Bucknell University Press \|year=1989 \|isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC \|pages=35–36 \|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref>		Ghoshes mostly belong to [[Kayastha]] caste in [[Bengal]]. The [[Bengali Kayastha]]s evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative [[Kshatriya]]s and mostly [[Brahmins]].<ref name="AlHind">{{cite book\|author=Andre Wink\|title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC\|accessdate=3 September 2011\|year=1991\|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers\|isbn=978-90-04-09509-0\|page=269}}</ref> Ghoshes are considered as [[Kulin Kayastha]]s of Soukalin [[gotra]], along with [[Bose (surname)\|Boses]] and [[Mitra (surname)\|Mitras]].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book \|title=Krishna consciousness in the West \|editor1-first=David G. \|editor1-last=Bromley \|editor2-first=Larry D. \|editor2-last=Shinn \|first=Thomas J. \|last=Hopkins \|chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West \|publisher=Bucknell University Press \|year=1989 \|isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC \|pages=35–36 \|accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref>
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	Notable people with the surname Ghosh include:		Notable people with the surname Ghosh include:

			* [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]] (born 1844) Bengali actor, director, and writer.
			* [[Sri Aurobindo]] (born as '''Aurobindo Ghose''' in 1872) Indian philosopher.
			* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] (1880–1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist
	* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), Indian writer		* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), Indian writer
	* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker		* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker
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	* [[Atulkrishna Ghosh]] (1890–1966), Indian revolutionary		* [[Atulkrishna Ghosh]] (1890–1966), Indian revolutionary
	* [[Atulya Ghosh]] (1904–1986), Indian politician		* [[Atulya Ghosh]] (1904–1986), Indian politician
	* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] (1880–1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist
	* [[Debaprasad Ghosh]] (1894–1985), Indian politician		* [[Debaprasad Ghosh]] (1894–1985), Indian politician
	* [[Debendra Nath Ghosh]] (1890–1999), Bangladeshi politician		* [[Debendra Nath Ghosh]] (1890–1999), Bangladeshi politician
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	* [[Reshmi Ghosh]], Indian beauty queen and actress		* [[Reshmi Ghosh]], Indian beauty queen and actress
	* [[Rabi Ghosh]] (1931–1997), Indian actor		* [[Rabi Ghosh]] (1931–1997), Indian actor
			* [[Ranjan Ghosh (academic)]], Indian academic and teacher
	* [[Rishab Aiyer Ghosh]] (born 1975), Dutch journalist, computer scientist and open-source software advocate		* [[Rishab Aiyer Ghosh]] (born 1975), Dutch journalist, computer scientist and open-source software advocate
	* [[Rituparno Ghosh]] (1963–2013), Indian film director		* [[Rituparno Ghosh]] (1963–2013), Indian film director

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'''Ghosh''' is an [[India]]n and [[Bangladesh]]i [[surname]] found among [[Bengali Hindu]]s.

Ghoshes mostly belong to [[Kayastha]] caste in [[Bengal]]. The [[Bengali Kayastha]]s evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component elements being putative [[Kshatriya]]s and mostly [[Brahmins]].<ref name="AlHind">{{cite book|author=Andre Wink|title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bCVyhH5VDjAC|accessdate=3 September 2011|year=1991|publisher=Brill Academic Publishers|isbn=978-90-04-09509-0|page=269}}</ref> Ghoshes are considered as [[Kulin Kayastha]]s of Soukalin [[gotra]], along with [[Bose (surname)|Boses]] and [[Mitra (surname)|Mitras]].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book |title=Krishna consciousness in the West |editor1-first=David G. |editor1-last=Bromley |editor2-first=Larry D. |editor2-last=Shinn |first=Thomas J. |last=Hopkins |chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West |publisher=Bucknell University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC |pages=35–36 |accessdate=2011-10-31}}</ref>

Ghosh is also used as surname by the [[Sadgop]] (milkman) caste in Bengal.<ref name=mclane2002landp157>{{cite book |title=Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal |author=John R. McLane |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-5215-2654-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YH6ijJnUPmcC&pg=PA157&dq=ghosh+sadgop&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JEnaUvW0DtGviQeDlIGwCw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ghosh%20sadgop&f=false |page=157}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Oh Calcutta|date=1993|publisher=University of Virginia|edition=Volume 22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nwRDAAAAYAAJ&q=sadgope+milkman&dq=sadgope+milkman&hl=en&sa=X&ei=D75qVf3qLY6MuAS104HICg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA}}</ref>

It is also an English surname, pronounced ({{IPA|/ɡəʊst/|lang=en}}; {{respell|GOST}}.

==Notable people==
Notable people with the surname Ghosh include:

* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), Indian writer
* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker
* [[Anindita Ghosh]], British historian
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]] (born 1964), American neuroscientist
* [[Aparna Ghosh]], Bangladeshi actress and model
* [[DJ Talent]], birth name Anthony Ghosh (born 1978), British reality television contestant
* [[Atulkrishna Ghosh]] (1890–1966), Indian revolutionary
* [[Atulya Ghosh]] (1904–1986), Indian politician
* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] (1880–1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist
* [[Debaprasad Ghosh]] (1894–1985), Indian politician
* [[Debendra Nath Ghosh]] (1890–1999), Bangladeshi politician
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]] (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]], Indian politician
* [[Dilip Ghosh (economist)]], American economist
* [[Dipu Ghosh]], Indian badminton player
* [[Ganesh Ghosh]] (1900–1994), Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician
*[[Helen Ghosh]] (born 1956), British civil servant
* [[Jayanta Kumar Ghosh]] (born 1937), Indian statistician
* [[Jayati Ghosh]] (born 1955), Indian economist
* [[Joseph Ghosh]] (1869–1942), Indian educationist
* [[Mahesh Chandra Ghosh]] (1868–1930), Indian philosopher
* [[Malay Ghosh]] (born 1944), Indian statistician
* [[Opashona Ghosh]], Indian illustrator and graphic designer
* [[Paramahansa Yogananda]], born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (1893–1952), Indian yogi and guru
* [[Pallab Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian journalist
* [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]] (1891–1983), first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India
* [[Reshmi Ghosh]], Indian beauty queen and actress
* [[Rabi Ghosh]] (1931–1997), Indian actor
* [[Rishab Aiyer Ghosh]] (born 1975), Dutch journalist, computer scientist and open-source software advocate
* [[Rituparno Ghosh]] (1963–2013), Indian film director
* [[Robin Ghosh]] (1929–2016), Bangladeshi musician and music composer
* [[Sangita Ghosh]] (born 1976), Indian actress
* [[Sarat Kumar Ghosh]] (1878–1962), Indian civil servant and jurist
* [[Shankha Ghosh]] (1932–2021), Indian poet
* [[Shankar Ghosh]] (1935–2016), Indian tabla player
* [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]] (1840–1911), Indian journalist
* [[Sujoy Ghosh]], Indian film director, actor and screenwriter
* [[Shreela Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian arts executive and actor
* [[Shibdas Ghosh]] (1923–1976), Indian politician
* [[Shiulie Ghosh]] (born 1968), British journalist
* [[Subodh Ghosh]] (1909–1980), Indian author and journalist
* [[Subroto Ghosh]], Indian cricketer
* [[Taposh Ghosh]] (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer

==References==
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[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Kayastha]]
[[Category:Surnames of British Isles origin]]