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Gupta
Pronunciation	/ˈɡuːptə/
Language(s)	Bengali, Hindi
Origin
Meaning	Protector or Governor
Region of origin	India, Bangladesh
Other names
Variant form(s)	Sengupta, Dasgupta, Duttagupta,Gupte,Gupto

Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".

Origins and distribution

The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector".^[1]

According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.^[2]

The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.^[3] In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly)^[4]^[5] as well as Kayasthas.^[6]

According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name Sri Gupta, "Sri" serves as an honorific title, similar to its usage for other Gupta emperors mentioned in inscriptions. If the first ruler's name had indeed been Sri Gupta, it would likely have been recorded as Sri Sri Gupta, as seen in the Deo-Barnark inscription of Jivitagupta II, where the name Srimati appears in a similar format. Therefore, if Gupta is accepted as the personal name of the dynasty's founder, it would indicate that the Gupta suffix did not function as a surname during that period.^[7]

The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.^[8]

Notable people with the surname

In academia

Akhil Gupta (born 1959), professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology
Amar Gupta, professor and scientist
Amlan Das Gupta, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Anil Kumar Gupta, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters
Arvind Gupta (born 1961), 13th President of the University of British Columbia
Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and populariser of science
Devendra Prasad Gupta (1933–2017), Indian academic and a former vice-chancellor of Ranchi University
M. G. Gupta, Urdu poet and research scholar
Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta (1923–2005), Indian professor and scientist
Modadugu Vijay Gupta (born 1939), Indian biologist
Narmada Prasad Gupta
Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician
Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon and medical reporter
S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
Suraj N. Gupta (1924–2021), Indian-American physicist
Taruna Madan Gupta, Indian Clinical pharmaceutical scientist

In business and management

Ajit Gupta, founder of Aryaka
Aman Gupta, founder and CEO of Boat
Anant Gupta, former CEO and President of HCL Technologies
Anil Rai Gupta, chairman and CEO of Havells
Desh Bandhu Gupta, was an Indian billionaire, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Lupin Limited
Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
Himanshu Gupta, co-founder and CEO of ClimateAI
Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
Naren Gupta (1948–2021), Indian-American entrepreneur
Nilesh Gupta, Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited
Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director of DBS Group
Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey & Company
Rajinder Gupta , Chairman of Trident Group
Rajiv Gupta (technocrat), general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
S. K. Gupta, vice-president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant
Sanjay Gupta (business executive), country manager and vice-president (sales and operations) of Google India
Sanjeev Gupta, founder of Liberty House Group
Shravan Gupta, chairman of MGF Group, previously a director at Emaar MGF Land
Umang Gupta, Indian-American entrepreneur
Vikas Gupta (businessman), Indian American internet entrepreneur, founded Jambool, an online company that was acquired by Google
Vinita Gupta (born 1950), Indian-American businesswoman and founder of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks)
Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969), Indian-American businesswoman and CEO of Lupin
Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
Vivek Gupta (business executive), President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer), and Director on the Board of Mastech Digital

In entertainment

Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model
Additi Gupta, Indian television actress
Ankit Gupta, Indian television actor
Aakash Gupta, Indian comedian
Appurv Gupta, Indian comedian
Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress
Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress
Kovid Gupta, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist
Manish Gupta, Indian film director
Megha Gupta, Indian television actress
Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress
Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian film director and script writer
Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007
Rachel Gupta, Indian model and Miss Grand International 2024
Raman Gupta, Indian actor
Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles.
Rohit Gupta, American Film director
Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
Sanjay Gupta, Bollywood director
Siddharth Gupta, Indian actor and model
Tanika Gupta, British playwright of Indian origin
Vikas Gupta, Indian television producer, director and host
Yana Gupta, Indian model-actress of Czech origin

In journalism

Shekhar Gupta, former editor-in-chief of Indian Express

In law

Deepak Gupta, a judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Tripura and the Chhattisgarh High Courts
Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Kerala High Courts
Vanita Gupta, former head of the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice

In literature

Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian Hindi poet
Baldev Raj Gupta, Indian writer
Ishwar Chandra Gupta, Indian Bengali poet and writer
Jagadish Gupta, Bengali poet and writer
Mahendranath Gupta, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Sanjay Gupta Indian comic book writer and editor
Subhadra Sen Gupta, a historical children's writer