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Gupta (Hindi: गुप्ता) is a surname of Indian origin. Gupta is a common surname in India, but it is uncertain whether there was one parent clan from which all families with Gupta surname branched. According to the historian R. C. Majumdar, it is more probable that different families without any connection adopted this name at different times.^[1]

• In northern India, most of Guptas belong to the Hindu and Jain Baniya communities.^[2]
  • Gupta is one of the common surnames adopted by the Agarwal community.
  • Most Guptas from central Uttar Pradesh are Mathur Vaishya.
  • The Guptas from Punjab and Jammu belong to the Mahajan caste.
  • The Guptas from Bihar, UP often belong to the Rauniyar/Roniyar subcaste
• The Guptas from the West Bengal belong to the Vaid (physician) community, and are related to the Sengupta and Dasgupta communities of Bengal.

Many communities either Kayastha or OBC castes use the same surname.

• Komatis and Chetty's also use Guptha added along with a surname.
• Like Komatis, who are of Dravidian descent, Kayasthas also use the title Guptha.

See also

• Gupta
• Mahajan
• Agarwal, Hindu community closely related to Guptas in northern India

References