Majumdar () is a native Bengali surname that is used by both the

Bengali Hindu Bengali Hindus () are adherents of Hinduism who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. They make up the majority in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Assam's Barak Valley ...

and

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community of Indian states of

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and as well as of Bangladesh.

Etymology and history

The name literally translates to 'record keeper' or 'archivist', from the

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(/) 'collection' + the Persian suffix (/) 'possessor'. The surname has evolved from this title. The surname is found among both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis and should not be confused with the similar "Mujumdar" or "Muzumdar", found among Marathis, and to some extent among the peoples of

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, and

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. The Bengali Mirashdars living in the former

Kachari Kingdom The Dimasa Kingdom also known as Kachari kingdom was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others ( Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom we ...

were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.

Variations

Variations of the surname Majumdar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder and Muzumdar.

List of people with the surname

Majumdar

* Aarti Majumdar American actress of Indian descent, better known as Aarti Mann * Anita Majumdar, Canadian actress * Amiya Bhūşhan Majumdār (1918 - 2001), novelist * Apala Majumdar, British mathematician * Apratim Majumdar, classical musician *

Arun Majumdar Arunava Majumdar is a materials scientist, engineer, and the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. He was nominated for the position of Under Secretary of Energy in the United States between November 30, 2011, and May ...

, first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, U.S. Department of Energy * Badiul Alam Majumdar, Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst * Bibhal Majumdar, cricketer *

Binoy Majumdar Binoy Majumdar (; 17 September 1934 – 11 December 2006) was a Bengali poet who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005. Biography Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar (then Burma) on 17 September 1934. His family later moved to what is now ...

(1934 - 2006), Bengali poet * Boria Majumdar, journalist, author, and cricket historian * Chanchal Kumar Majumdar (1938 - 2000), physicist, founder of S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences *

Charu Majumdar Charu Majumdar (15 May 1918 – 28 July 1972) was an Indian communist leader, and founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist). Born into a progressive landlord family in Siliguri in 1918, he became a Commun ...

(1918 - 1972), Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) * Chittabrata Majumdar (1935–2007), General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions * Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar, fairy tale writer * Hemen Majumdar, Indian painter * Janab Ali Majumdar, Bengali politician * Kamal Kumar Majumdar (1914–1979), writer * Karun Krishna Majumdar, only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFC * Leela Majumdar (1908 - 2007), author * Mahmudur Rahman Majumdar (1922 - 2011), commanding officer of East Pakistan Regiment Centre * Manu Majumdar (1959 - 2024), Bangladeshi Member of Parliament for Netrokona-1 * Mohitlal Majumdar (1888–1952), author * Obaidullah Majumdar (born 1927), East Pakistan minister *

Phani Majumdar Phani Majumdar was a pioneering Indian film director, who worked in Bengali and Hindi cinema, most known for his film ''Street Singer (1938 film), Street Singer'' (1938) starring K.L. Saigal noted for its song, ''Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto Jaye'' ...

, Indian director * Pinaki Majumdar, condensed matter physicist * R. C. Majumdar (1888 - 1980), compiler and partial author of ''The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples'', a definitive work on Indian history, and other works * Ramendu Majumdar, Bangladeshi actor * Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1904 - 1995), physicist who made contributions in statistical mechanics and ionospheric physics * Rakhee Majumdar, Indian actress * Ronu Majumdar, flautist * Samaresh Majumdar (1944–2023), author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984 * Saikat Majumdar, novelist. * Shuvaloy Majumdar, Canadian Member of Parliament * Simon Majumdar, British-American chef, author, and television personality * Air Commodore S. K. Majumdar (1927 - 2011), India's first military helicopter pilot * Sreela Majumdar (1958–2024), actress * Sudhansu Datta Majumdar, physicist * Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (1939 - 2009), former Chief Minister of Tripura * Tarun Majumdar (1931–2022), director. National Film Award, 1979 * Tejendra Majumdar, sarod player

Mazumdar

* Abdul Matlib Mazumdar (1890–1980), Indian freedom fighter and political leader * Abraham Mazumdar, Indian conductor and violinist * Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress * Anita Mazumdar Desai, novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize * Asit Mazumdar, Indian politician * Anupam Mazumdar, British-Indian Theoretical Physicist * Birendra Nath Mazumdar, (died 1987), doctor and only Indian prisoner in Colditz * Chandana Mazumdar, Bangladeshi singer * Chittrovanu Mazumdar (born 1956), Kolkata-based artist * Lakshmi Mazumdar, National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization from 1964 to 1983 * Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer * Maxim Mazumdar (1952–1988), Indo-Canadian playwright and director * Nalin Mazumdar, ustaad of the Hawaiian Guitar, also known as the Slide Guitar * Nirode Mazumdar, Indian painter from the first generation of Indian modernists * Pandit Ronu Mazumdar (born 1963), Indian flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition * Pratap Chandra Mazumdar (1840–1905), leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal * Sandhya Mazumdar, former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India * Shipra Mazumdar, member of the first women's expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest * Tarun Mazumdar (1931–2022), Indian Bengali film director * Tulip Mazumdar (born 1981) British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC * Vina Mazumdar (1927–2013), Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India

Majumder

* Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Bangladeshi politician * Khaleda Zia née Majumder, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996 and 2001–2006), Chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party * Maia Majumder, American computational epidemiologist * Renuka Majumder, Indian cricketer * Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Bangladeshi politician * Shaun Majumder, Canadian comedian and actor * Silajit Majumder, songwriter and actor * Debjit Majumder, footballer

Mazumder

Bappa Mazumder Shubhashish Mazumder Bappa (born 5 February 1972), better known as Bappa Mazumder, is a Bangladeshi singer, lyricist and music composer. He is the lead singer of the rock band Dalchhut, which he formed in 1995 with Sanjeeb Choudhury. Mazumd ...

, Bangladeshi lyricist * Barun Mazumder, Indian journalist * Ferdousi Mazumder, Bangladeshi actress * Gauriprasanna Mazumder (1924–1986), Bengali lyricist, best known for ''Coffee Houser Shei Addata'' * Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Other spellings

* Abdul Baten Mojumdar Komol (born 1987), Bangladeshi footballer and coach * Akhoy Kumar Mozumdar, first Indian to earn American citizenship * Amol Muzumdar (born 1974), Indian cricketer * Protap Chunder Mozoomdar, Brahmo delegate to the World Parliament of Religions, researcher on Christianity

Notes

References

External links

White House press release announcing Arun Majumdar's nomination

Times of India coverage of Arpita Majumdar's protest

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