Banerjee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বাঁড়ুজ্জে (bãṛujje), which is from Sanskrit बन्द्योपाध्याय (bandyopādhyāya), from Sanskrit वन्द्य (vandya, “venerable”) + Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher”).

Proper noun

Banerjee (plural Banerjees)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Banerjee is the 11543^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2723 individuals. Banerjee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Banerjee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 94.