Gogoi (Assamese: গগৈ) is an Assamese surname, used by many communities of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

including Ahoms and some other communities . The word originates from the Deori word 'Gogoi' which means Younger brother in

Deori language Deori (also Deuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language in the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken by the Deori people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Among the four territorial groups only the Dibongiya have retained the language. The others—Patorgoya ...

. This surname was granted by the Ahom King, to those who were very dear to the Ahom Royal Family, indicating ''high officials to the Ahom Kingdom''. Swargadeo

Rudra Singha Sukhrungphaa (reigned 1696–1714), or Swargadeo Rudra Singha, was a Tungkhungia ahom king and 30th king of the Ahom kingdom under whom the kingdom reached its zenith of power and glory, he is considered as the most illustrious of the Ah ...

divided the clans of the ''Satgharia Ahom'' ("Ahom of the seven houses") aristocracy into two main divisions: Gohain and Gogoi. In Ahom Kingdom, two Borphukans with the title of Gogoi from the Dihingia and Patar clan, served Swargadeo

Gaurinath Singha Suhitpangphaa reign (1780–1795), also Gaurinath Singha, was an Ahom king of the Ahom kingdom. He lost his capital Rangpur to the Moamoria rebellion and camped in the Nagaon and Guwahati region till Captain Welsh removed the rebels. Therea ...

and Swargadeo Chandrakanta Singha respectively, as one of the ''Patra Mantris'' (Council of five Ministers). People with this surname include: *

Akhil Gogoi Akhil Gogoi is an Indian peasant leader, RTI activist and MLA from Sibsagar, Assam. Over the years he has been leading many anti-graft movements in the state. Gogoi came to national attention after he was awarded the Shanmugam Manjunath Integr ...

, Indian social activist. * Dip Gogoi Indian politician *

Ganesh Gogoi Ganesh Gogoi ( as, গনেশ গগৈ) dv(1907– 1938) was a poet of Assam and then he is remembered also as a lyricist, composer, playwright, actor and football player. He is also known as Papori Kobi. Life Ganesh Gogoi was born at Jorh ...

, Indian poet * Gaurav Gogoi, Indian politician * Kesab Chandra Gogoi, Indian politician *

Lila Gogoi Dr. Lila Gogoi was a writer, educationist and historian. He was the H. O. D. of Assamese department, Dibrugarh University and Honorary Director, Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies in Assam. He was also the President of Assam Sahit ...

, writer, educationist and historian *

Mina Gogoi Mina Gogoi (Assamese:মিনা গগৈ), aliases Akoni Gogoi and Binita Bora was a woman sergeant of the 28th Battalion of ULFA, the banned terrorist outfit of Assam. She is the wife of Jitul Bora alias Ramen Dadhumia, the self-styled lance ...

, Indian politician * Pradip Gogoi, Indian politician * Pranab Kumar Gogoi, Indian politician *

Probin Kumar Gogoi Probin Gogoi is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam, India. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 1985, 1996, 2002 and 2006, specifically to the Khumtai constituency. He was the minister of sports and civil supply ...

, Indian politician * Promode Gogoi, Indian politician *

Ranjan Gogoi Ranjan is a name. 'Ran' means Battle and 'jan' means public, in olden days this name was given to generous kings who fight battles for the rights of people. Ranjan may also refer to: * Ranjan (actor) (1918–1983) (real name Ramanarayana Venkatara ...

, 46th

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India ( IAST: ) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India as well as the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, in consultation ...

* Simple Gogoi, Indian filmmaker *

Anirban Gogoi Anirban or Anirvan ('' bn, অনির্বাণ'') is an Indian masculine given name. It is mostly used in the Bengali and Assamese languages. The meaning of the Sanskrit word ' is "the fire that never stops" or "unextinguished". Notable pe ...

, Poet And Social Worker Of Assam *

Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi (11 October 1936 – 23 November 2020) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Assam from 2001 to 2016. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and led the party to a record three consecutive electoral v ...

, Indian politician *

Topon Kumar Gogoi Topon Kumar Gogoi (born 1 March 1969) is an Indian politician and the incumbent Member of the Lok Sabha from Jorhat. He was elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian s ...

, Indian politician *

Manas Gogoi Manas may refer to: Philosophy and mythology *Manas, the Pali and Sanskrit term for "mind"; see ** Manas (early Buddhism) ** Manas-vijnana, one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism *''Ramcharitmanas'', a retelling of the Ramay ...

, Indian Scientist on Quantum Physics

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References

* Barbaruah Hiteswar Ahomar-Din or A History of Assam under the Ahoms first edition 1981 Publication Board of Assam Guwahati {{Surname Ahom kingdom Assamese-language surnames