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'''Ghosh''' is an [[India]]n and [[Bangladesh]]i [[surname]] found among [[Bengali Hindu]]s.
'''Ghosh''' ({{langx|bn|ঘোষ}}) is a native [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[surname]] that is found among the [[Bengali Hindu]] community of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. A popular alternative spelling is [[Ghose]].


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 originally belong to Kayastha caste in [[Bengal]]. According to GK Ghosh, some Bengali surnames like Ghosh were adopted from [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] tradition.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=G. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z6eBAAAAMAAJ |title=Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India |date=2000 |publisher=Firma KLM |isbn=978-81-7102-046-1 |pages=111 |language=en}}</ref> Ghoshes are considered as [[Kulin Kayastha]]s of Soukalin [[gotra]], along with [[Bose (surname)|Boses]], [[Mitra (surname)|Mitras]], and Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) [[Guha (surname)|Guhas]].<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 |access-date=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>
Ghosh surname is in vogue among the [[Sadgop]] and Goala/[[Gowala (caste)|Gowala]] communities 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&dq=ghosh+sadgop&pg=PA157 |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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMvjAAAAMAAJ |title=Folk-lore |date=1975 |publisher=Indian Publications |pages=172 |language=en}}</ref>
 
It is also an English surname, pronounced ({{IPA|/ɡəʊst/|lang=en}}; {{respell|GOST}}.


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
Notable people with the surname Ghosh include:
* [[Sri Aurobindo]] (1872–1950), birth name Aurobindo Ghose, Indian philosopher
 
* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] (1880–1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist
* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (born 1956), Indian writer
* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (1956–2020), Indian writer
* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker
* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker
* [[Anindita Ghosh]], British historian
* [[Anindita Ghosh]], British historian
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]] (born 1964), American neuroscientist
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]] (born 1964), American neuroscientist
* [[DJ Talent]] (born 1978), birth name Anthony Ghosh, British reality television contestant
* [[Aparna Ghosh]], Bangladeshi actress and model  
* [[Aparna Ghosh]], Bangladeshi actress and model  
* [[DJ Talent]], birth name Anthony Ghosh (born 1978), British reality television contestant
* [[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
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]] (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]] (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]], Indian politician
* [[Dilip Ghosh (economist)]], American economist
* [[Dilip Ghosh (economist)]], American economist
* [[Dipu Ghosh]], Indian badminton player
* [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]] (born 1964), Indian politician
* [[Dipu Ghosh]] (born 1940), Indian badminton player
* [[Ganesh Ghosh]] (1900–1994), Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician
* [[Ganesh Ghosh]] (1900–1994), Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician
*[[Helen Ghosh]] (born 1956), British civil servant
* [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]] (1844–1912), Bengali actor, director, and writer
* [[Jayanta Kumar Ghosh]] (born 1937), Indian statistician
* [[Helen Ghosh]] (born 1956), British civil servant
* [[Jayanta Kumar Ghosh]] (1937–2017), Indian statistician
* [[Jayati Ghosh]] (born 1955), Indian economist
* [[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
* [[Malay Ghosh]] (born 1944), Indian statistician
* [[Opashona Ghosh]], Indian illustrator and graphic designer
* [[Paramahansa Yogananda]] (1893–1952), birth name Mukunda Lal Ghosh, Indian yogi and guru
* [[Paramahansa Yogananda]], born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (1893–1952), Indian yogi and guru
* [[Opashona Ghosh]] (born 1987), Indian illustrator and graphic designer
* [[Pallab Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian journalist
* [[Pallab Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian journalist
* [[Partho Ghosh]] (1949–2025), Indian film director and producer
* [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]] (1891–1983), first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India
* [[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
* [[Rabi Ghosh]] (1931–1997), Indian actor
* [[Ranjan Ghosh (academic)]], Indian academic and teacher
* [[Reshmi Ghosh]] (born 1978), Indian beauty queen and actress
* [[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
* [[Robin Ghosh]] (1929–2016), Bangladeshi musician and music composer
* [[Robin Ghosh]] (1929–2016), Bangladeshi musician and music composer
* [[Rudranil Ghosh]] (born 1973), Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films
* [[Samit Ghosh]] (born 1949), Indian businessman
* [[Sangita Ghosh]] (born 1976), Indian actress
* [[Sangita Ghosh]] (born 1976), Indian actress
* [[Sarat Kumar Ghosh]] (1878–1962), Indian civil servant and jurist
* [[Sarat Kumar Ghosh]] (1878–1962), Indian civil servant and jurist
* [[Shankar Ghosh (musician)]] (1935–2016), Indian tabla player
* [[Shankha Ghosh]] (1932–2021), Indian poet
* [[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
* [[Shibdas Ghosh]] (1923–1976), Indian politician
* [[Shiulie Ghosh]] (born 1968), British journalist
* [[Shiulie Ghosh]] (born 1968), British journalist
* [[Shreela Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian arts executive and actor
* [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]] (1840–1911), Indian journalist
* [[Subodh Ghosh]] (1909–1980), Indian author and journalist
* [[Subodh Ghosh]] (1909–1980), Indian author and journalist
* [[Subroto Ghosh]], Indian cricketer
* [[Subroto Ghosh]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer
* [[Sujoy Ghosh]] (born 1966), Indian film director, actor and screenwriter
* [[Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh]] (1952–2025), Bangladeshi politician
* [[Taposh Ghosh]] (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Taposh Ghosh]] (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer
==See also==
* [[Ghose]]
* [[R v Ghosh]], an English criminal law case


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 23 December 2025

Not to be confused with Ghasi.
Ghosh
Origin
Word/nameBengali Hindu
Region of originBengal

Ghosh (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. A popular alternative spelling is Ghose.

Ghoshes originally belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. According to GK Ghosh, some Bengali surnames like Ghosh were adopted from Buddhist tradition.[1] Ghoshes are considered as Kulin Kayasthas of Soukalin gotra, along with Boses, Mitras, and Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas.[2]

Ghosh surname is in vogue among the Sadgop and Goala/Gowala communities in Bengal.[3][4][5]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ghosh, G. K. (2000). Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India. Firma KLM. p. 111. ISBN 978-81-7102-046-1.
  2. ↑ Hopkins, Thomas J. (1989). "The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West". In Bromley, David G.; Shinn, Larry D. (eds.). Krishna consciousness in the West. Bucknell University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-8387-5144-2. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  3. ↑ John R. McLane (2002). Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-5215-2654-8.
  4. ↑ Oh Calcutta (Volume 22 ed.). University of Virginia. 1993.
  5. ↑ Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975. p. 172.
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