Bhattacharya

Bhattacharya

English

Alternative forms

• Bhattacharjee, Bhattacharyya

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ভট্টাচার্য (bhôṭṭacarjô), from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) +‎ आचार्य (ācārya), literally “venerable teacher”.

Proper noun

Bhattacharya (plural Bhattacharyas)

1. 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.