Mukherjee
English
editEtymology
editFrom Bengali মুখুজ্জে (mukhujje), which is from Sanskrit मुखोपाध्याय (mukhopādhyāya), from Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya, “chief”) + Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMukherjee (plural Mukherjees)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mukherjee is the 12264th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2536 individuals. Mukherjee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.64%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mukherjee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 631.