Ganguly
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali গাঙ্গুলি (gaṅguli), from Sanskrit गङ्गा (gaṅgā) + उपाध्याय (upādhyāya), literally “teacher from the banks of the Ganges”. This surname is mostly found in West Bengal.
Proper noun
Ganguly (plural Gangulys)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ganguly is the 35447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Ganguly is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ganguly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.