Surname Meaning and Family History Gupta

As you might already know, the surname Gupta (sometimes spelled Guptta) originates in and is still most commonly found in the country of India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit  goptri, meaning military governor, ruler, or protector. Unlike most  other Indian surnames, the surname  Gupta  is present in various different communities across India, irrespective of caste. Among the most famous Guptas include a long line of Gupta kings, who ruled India for about 200 years—the Gupta Dynasty dates back to 240 – 280 AD. Common Locations Guptas are especially  common in Delhi, where it is the fifth most common surname. However, this surname distribution website does not have data from all regions of India. Within India, Gupta ranks among the top 30 surnames in  Uttar Pradesh (13th),  Haryana (15th), Punjab (16th), Sikkim (20th),  Uttarkhand and Jammu and Kashmir (23rd),  Chandigarh (27th),  Madhya Pradesh (28th), and Bihar,  Maharashtra and Rajasthan (30th). Despite being the 156th most common last name in the world, according to surname distribution data from Forebears, Gupta is not a very common name outside of India; however, Gupta is fairly common in Nepal (57th) and somewhat common in Bangladesh (280th). Guptas can also be found quite regularly in Poland, where the name ranks 419th, as well as England (549th) and Germany (871st). Famous Guptas Maharaja Sri-Gupta, founder of the Gupta  empireJagadish Gupta, Bengali poet and novelistNeena Gupta,  Indian film and television actress and directorShashi Bhusan Das Gupta, Bengali scholarManmath Nath Gupta,  Indian revolutionarySanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sources Cottle, Basil.  Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.  A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.