Dutta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Assamese দত্ত (dotto) and Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).

Proper noun

Dutta (plural Duttas)

1. A surname from Assamese and Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dutta is the 15140^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1948 individuals. Dutta is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dutta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 504.