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'''Das''' ([[Indian English|translation]]: ''servant of the divine''<ref name="isbn1-4286-1308-0">{{cite book|title=Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1|year=2006|isbn=1-4286-1308-0|page=353|author=das}}</ref>) is a common last name in [[South Asia]], among adherents of [[Hinduism]] and [[Sikhism]]. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word [[Dasa]] (Sanskrit: दास) with a multiplicity of meanings including "devotee," or "votary". "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to divinity <ref>{{cite web |title=Das Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=das |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>
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|region            = [[Bengal]]
|origin            = [[Bengali Hindu]]
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In [[Bengal]], 'Das' is primarily used as a surname in the [[Kayastha]] community. 'Das-Gupta” is used by the [[Baidya]] caste of [[Bengal]].
'''Das''' is a common last name in [[South Asia]], among adherents of [[Hinduism]] and [[Sikhism]], as well as those who converted to [[Islam]] or [[Christianity]]. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word [[Dasa]] (Sanskrit: दास) meaning [[Faith|devotee]], [[disciple]], [[votary]], or [[servant]], one engaged in selfless service or [[sevā]]. "Das" refers to one who serves God or has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in [[Assamese people|Assamese]], [[Bengalis|Bengali]], [[Biharis|Bihari]], [[Odia people|Oriya]], [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]], and [[Vaishnav]] communities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Das Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=das |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>


In [[Assam]] the [[Jalia Kaibarta|Kaibarta]] and other schedule caste communities also uses Das as their surname.<ref>{{cite book |date=1911 |title=Census of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywpFAQAAMAAJ&q=das+mahishya |location=India |publisher=Government of India |edition=Volume 5, Issue 1 |page=498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Dayabati |date=19 December 2013 |title=Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3bn1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=67 |isbn=978-1-107-04235-3}}</ref>
== Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand ==
Das is a common surname among various castes and classes of Bengalis including [[Baidya]], [[Bengali Kayastha]], [[Mahishya]], Tantubay, and others.<ref name="Indenp40">{{cite book | author= Ronald. B. Inden |title= Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal|date= January 1976| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8b9A7J_v-UC&pg=PA40|page=40|publisher= University of California Press|isbn= 9780520025691}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Basu |first=Lokeshwar |title=Amader Padobir Itihas |publisher=Ananda |location=Kolkata |pages=10, 12, 37, 57, 84 |language=Bengali}}</ref> In Bengal, the surname is also used by both [[Scheduled Caste]]s<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Partha S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X242DAAAQBAJ |title=Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South Asia |date=23 May 2016 |publisher=SAGE Publications India |isbn=978-93-5150-855-7 |pages=71 |language=en}}</ref> and [[General Caste]]s. In Bihar, it is used by people belonging to [[Ambashtha]] and [[Karan Kayastha|Karn Kayastha]] castes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sahay |first1=Keshari N. |title=Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions |date=2001 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |isbn=978-81-7169-660-4 |pages=XVII, 299 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MWpuAAAAMAAJ&q=karan+kayastha+das+surname}}</ref>


In [[Odisha]], the 'Das' surname is used by the [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]] and [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] castes, also 'Dash' is used by the [[Brahmins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/118750/12/12_chapter%25205.pdf |title=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>
More broadly, in [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], and [[Jharkhand]], the surname "Das" is also used by the [[Dhobi]] and [[Patni caste|Patni]] communities.<ref name="SC">{{cite web |title=Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B) |url=https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_scmnty.pdf |website=niti.gov.in |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807192308/https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_scmnty.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>


In the [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]],<ref name="Punjabi surnames">{{cite web|url = http://www.groupsrv.com/science/about146639.html| title = Sikh surnames|publisher = Science groupsrv|access-date = 19 April 2009}}</ref> they generally belong to the [[Punjabi Brahmins|Brahmin]] caste.<ref name="Punjabi Brahmin">{{cite web|url = http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/Martyrs/matisatidyal/MatiSatiDyal.htm| title = Bhai Mati Das|publisher = Sikh Heritage|access-date = 19 April 2009}}</ref>
== Assam ==
In [[Assam]], the [[Jalia Kaibarta|Kaibarta]], the [[Patni caste|Patni]], the [[Rajbanshi people|Koch-Rajbanshi]], the [[Kalita (caste)|Kalita]] and other communities also use Das as their surname.<ref>{{cite book |date=1911 |title=Census of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywpFAQAAMAAJ&q=das+mahishya |location=India |publisher=Government of India |edition=Volume 5, Issue 1 |page=498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Dayabati |date=19 December 2013 |title=Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3bn1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=67 |isbn=978-1-107-04235-3}}</ref><ref name="SC"/>
 
== Odisha ==
In [[Odisha]], the Das surname is used by the [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]] and [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] castes, while "Dash" is used by the [[Brahmins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/118750/12/12_chapter%25205.pdf |title=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>
 
== Punjab ==
In [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], they generally belong to the [[Saraswat Brahmin|Brahmin]] caste.<ref name="Punjabi Brahmin">{{cite web|url = http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/Martyrs/matisatidyal/MatiSatiDyal.htm| title = Bhai Mati Das|publisher = Sikh Heritage|access-date = 19 April 2009}}</ref>
 
== Karnataka ==
In [[Karnataka]], the Das surname is used by a section of [[Vokkaliga]]s who profess Vaishnavism called [[Vokkaliga#Gangadikara_Vokkaliga|Das Vokkaligas]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Subha |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qce1yYheAH4C&dq=das+vokkaliga&pg=PA153 |title=Karnataka Panchayat Elections 1995: Process, Issues, and Membership Profile |date=1997 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-612-3 |language=en}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]], Indian football player
* [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]], Indian football player
* [[Ajit Das]], Indian actor
* [[Ajit Das]], Indian actor
* [[Amil Kumar Das]], Indian astronomer
* [[Amil Kumar Das]], Indian astronomer
* [[Arjun Das]], Indian actor
* [[Arjun Das]], Indian actor
* [[Ashok Kumar Das]], Indian politician
* [[Atulananda Das]], Indian botanist
* [[Atulananda Das]], Indian botanist
* [[Beni Madhab Das]]
* [[Bhagavan Das (Theosophy)|Bhagavan Das]], Indian Theosophist
* [[Bhagavan Das (Theosophy)|Bhagavan Das]], Indian Theosophist
* [[Bhagavan Das (yogi)|Bhagavan Das]], an American yogi
* [[Bhagavan Das (yogi)|Bhagavan Das]], an American yogi
* [[Bhagwan Das]]
* [[Bhai Dyal Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bhai Dyal Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bhai Mati Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bhai Mati Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bhai Sati Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bhai Sati Das]], Sikh martyr
* [[Bibhusita Das]], Indian marine engineer
* [[Bibhusita Das]], Indian marine engineer
* [[Bina Das]]
* [[Bina Das]], Indian revolutionary and nationalist
* [[Bishnu Charan Das]], Indian politician
* [[Bishnu Charan Das]], Indian politician
* [[Brojen Das]]
* [[Biswanath Das]], Indian politician
* [[Brojen Das]], Bangladeshi swimmer
* [[Chittaranjan Das]], a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement
* [[Chittaranjan Das]], a Bengali lawyer and a major figure in the Indian independence movement
* [[Denish Das]], an Assamese cricketer
* [[Dinesh Das]], a Bengali poet
* [[Dinesh Das]], a Bengali poet
* [[Durga Mohan Das]]
* [[Durga Mohan Das]], religious leader and social reformer
* [[Gardhab Das]], fictional character
* [[Gardhab Das]], fictional character
* [[Gobindachandra Das]]
* [[Gobindachandra Das]], a Bengali poet and writer
* [[Gopabandhu Das]], Indian Freedom Fighter, Reformer, Journalist and educationist from Odisha
* [[Gopabandhu Das]], Indian freedom fighter, reformer, journalist and educationist from Odisha
* [[Gurcharan Das]], Punjabi Hindu columnist for ''The Times of India''
* [[Gopala Ballabha Das]], Indian writer and deputy magistrate
* [[Gurcharan Das]], Indian Punjabi columnist for ''The Times of India''
* [[Guru Amar Das]], the third of the [[The Sikh Gurus|Ten Gurus of Sikhism]]
* [[Guru Amar Das]], the third of the [[The Sikh Gurus|Ten Gurus of Sikhism]]
* [[Guru Ram Das]], the fourth of the Sikh gurus
* [[Guru Ram Das]], the fourth of the Sikh gurus
* [[Hima Das]], Assamese sprinter
* [[Hima Das]], Assamese sprinter
* [[Indrapramit Das]], Indian science fiction, fantasy and cross genre writer from Kolkata
* [[Jagannath Prasad Das]], researcher in psychometrics and author of the ([[PASS theory of intelligence]])
* [[Jagannath Prasad Das]], researcher in psychometrics and author of the ([[PASS theory of intelligence]])
* [[Jatin Das (painter)|Jatin Das]], Indian painter from Odisha
* [[Jatin Das (painter)|Jatin Das]], Indian painter from Odisha
* [[Jatindra Nath Das]], Freedom fighter
* [[Jatindra Nath Das]], Freedom fighter
* [[Jibanananda Das]], a Bengali poet
* [[Jibanananda Das]], a Bengali poet
* [[Jyotsna Das]], Indian film actress
* [[K. S. R. Das]], Indian film director
* [[K. S. R. Das]], Indian film director
* [[Kamala Das]]
* [[Kamala Das]], Indian poet and author
* [[Khagen Das]]
* [[Khagen Das]], Indian politician
* [[Krishna das Babaji]]
* [[Liton Das]], Bangladeshi Cricketer  
* [[Liton Das]], Bangladeshi Cricketer  
* [[Madhusudan Das]], Odia Lawyer and Indian nationalist of the 19th century.
* [[Madhusudan Das]], Odia lawyer and Indian nationalist of the 19th century
* [[Bhagwant Das|Maharaja Bhagwant Das]], King of Jaipur (1527–1589)
* [[Manoj Das]], English and Odia writer
* [[Manoj Das]], English and Odia writer
* [[Monica Das]]
* [[Mohini Mohan Das]], Indian politician, writer and activist from West Bengal.
* [[Monica Das]], Indian feminist economist
* [[Moumita Das]], Indian physicist
* [[Mrinal Kanti Das]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Naba Das]], Indian politician
* [[Namit Das]] is an [[Indian film]] and theatre actor.
* [[Namit Das]] is an [[Indian film]] and theatre actor.
* [[Nandita Das]], Indian film actress/director from Odisha
* [[Nandita Das]], Indian film actress/director from Odisha
* [[Parichay Das]], path-breaker Bhojpuri- Hindi poet, essayist, critic<ref name="isbn1-4286-1308-0" />
* [[Nobin Chandra Das]], Entrepreneur and inventor of Bengali [[Rosogolla]]
* [[Parichay Das]], path-breaker Bhojpuri- Hindi poet, essayist, critic<ref name="isbn1-4286-1308-0">{{cite book|title=Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1|year=2006|isbn=1-4286-1308-0|page=353|author=das}}</ref>
* [[Prosenjit Das]], Indian cricketer
* [[Prosenjit Das]], Indian cricketer
* [[Pulin Behari Das]], Revolutionary, founder of Dhaka Anushilan Samiti.
* [[Pushpalata Das]], Indian independence activist, social worker, Gandhian and legislator from Assam
* [[Radha Charan Das]], Former Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University
* [[Radha Charan Das]], Former Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University
* [[Raja Bhagwant Das]], Rajasthani ruler of [[Amber, India|Amber]]
* [[Raja Bhagwant Das]], Rajasthani ruler of [[Amber, India|Amber]]
* [[Ram Dass]]
* [[Raja Sitaram Ray]], born Sitaram Das was an autonomous king of Bengal.
* [[Ranjan Das]]
* [[Ram Dass]], American spiritual teacher, yoga guru, and author
* [[Ranjan Das]], Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Ranjit Das (footballer)]], Bangladeshi football player and coach
* [[Ranjit Das (politician)]], Indian politician from Tripura
* [[Rima Das]], Assamese Indian filmmaker
* [[Rima Das]], Assamese Indian filmmaker
* [[Riyan Parag Das]], Assamese cricketer
* [[Sadhu Sitaram Das]], Indian revolutionary
* [[Sarala Dasa]], 14th-century poet of Odisha
* [[Sarala Dasa]], 14th-century poet of Odisha
* [[Sarat Chandra Das]], Indian scholar of Tibetan language
* [[Sarat Chandra Das]], Indian scholar of Tibetan language
* [[Satish Ranjan Das]]
* [[Satish Ranjan Das]], legal representative for the Indian government
* [[Seth Govind Das]]
* [[Saumitra Das]], Indian microbiologist
* [[Seth Govind Das]], a member of Indian Parliament
* [[Shoshi Mukhi Das]], Indian missionary, teacher and nurse
* [[Shaktikanta Das]], Governor of R.B.I.
* [[Shaktikanta Das]], Governor of R.B.I.
* [[Shiv Sunder Das]], Indian Cricketer from Odisha
* [[Shiv Sunder Das]], Indian Cricketer from Odisha
* [[Shomie Das]], schoolmaster
* [[Shomie Das]], schoolmaster
* [[Shraddha Das]], Indian film actress
* [[Shraddha Das]], Indian film actress
* [[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]
* [[Sudhi Ranjan Das]], 5th Chief Justice of India
* [[Suhasini Das]]
* [[Suhasini Das]], politician from Bangladesh
* [[Sujita Das]], Indian Radio personality
* [[Surya Das]], American religious educator
* [[Surya Das]]
* [[Tapan Das]], Indian actor
* [[Tapan Das]],Assamese Actor
* [[Tarak Chandra Das]], anthropologist, author, former teacher in University of Calcutta
* [[Tarak Nath Das]], Indian revolutionary and Internationalist scholar
* [[Vasundhara Das]], Indian actress and singer
* [[Vasundhara Das]], Indian actress and singer
* [[Veena Das]]
* [[Veena Das]], a professor of anthropology
* [[Vir Das]], comedian and actor
* [[Vir Das]], comedian and actor


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Dasa]]
* [[Das (disambiguation)]]
* [[Dasa#As a surname or byname|Dasa]]
* [[Dass (disambiguation)]]
* [[Dass (disambiguation)]]
* [[Dhas]]
* [[Gopal Das (disambiguation)]]
* [[Gopal Das (disambiguation)]]


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Latest revision as of 13:01, 11 March 2026


Das
Origin
Word/nameBengali Hindu
Region of originBengal

Das is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning devotee, disciple, votary, or servant, one engaged in selfless service or sevā. "Das" refers to one who serves God or has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in Assamese, Bengali, Bihari, Oriya, Punjabi, and Vaishnav communities.[1]

Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand[edit | edit source]

Das is a common surname among various castes and classes of Bengalis including Baidya, Bengali Kayastha, Mahishya, Tantubay, and others.[2][3] In Bengal, the surname is also used by both Scheduled Castes[4] and General Castes. In Bihar, it is used by people belonging to Ambashtha and Karn Kayastha castes.[5]

More broadly, in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand, the surname "Das" is also used by the Dhobi and Patni communities.[6]

Assam[edit | edit source]

In Assam, the Kaibarta, the Patni, the Koch-Rajbanshi, the Kalita and other communities also use Das as their surname.[7][8][6]

Odisha[edit | edit source]

In Odisha, the Das surname is used by the Gopal and Karan castes, while "Dash" is used by the Brahmins.[9]

Punjab[edit | edit source]

In Punjab, they generally belong to the Brahmin caste.[10]

Karnataka[edit | edit source]

In Karnataka, the Das surname is used by a section of Vokkaligas who profess Vaishnavism called Das Vokkaligas.[11]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Das Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. University of California Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780520025691.
  3. ↑ Basu, Lokeshwar. Amader Padobir Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda. pp. 10, 12, 37, 57, 84.
  4. ↑ Ghosh, Partha S. (23 May 2016). Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South Asia. SAGE Publications India. p. 71. ISBN 978-93-5150-855-7.
  5. ↑ Sahay, Keshari N. (2001). Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions. Commonwealth Publishers. pp. XVII, 299. ISBN 978-81-7169-660-4.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B)" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Census of India (Volume 5, Issue 1 ed.). India: Government of India. 1911. p. 498.
  8. ↑ Roy, Dayabati (19 December 2013). Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-107-04235-3.
  9. ↑ "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Bhai Mati Das". Sikh Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. ↑ Subha, K. (1997). Karnataka Panchayat Elections 1995: Process, Issues, and Membership Profile. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-612-3.
  12. ↑ das (2006). Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1. p. 353. ISBN 1-4286-1308-0.
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