Majumdar

Majumdar (Bengali: মজুমদার, romanized: Mojumdar) is a title, also used as a family surname such as the Mazumdars of Sylhet.

Majumdar
PronunciationMojumdar
Origin
Word/nameBengali (from Arabic and Persian)
MeaningRecord Keeper, Archivist, Treasurer, Accountant
Region of originBengal
Other names
Variant form(s)numerous
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Etymology and history

The name literally translates to ‘record keeper’ or ‘archivist’, from the Arabic language ‘‘majmua’’ (مجموع/মজমুয়া) ‘collection’ + the Persian suffix ‘‘-dar’’ (دار/দার) ‘possessor’. The surname has evolved from this title.[3]

The surname is found among both Hindu and Muslim Bengalis and should not be confused with the similar "Mujumdar" or "Muzumdar", found among Marathis, and to some extent among the peoples of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.

Majumdars of Cachar

The Muslim Mirashdars living in the Kachari Kingdom (predominantly Sylhetis) were given titles by the Kachari Raja which had a hierarchy, and in modern-day acts as a surname for the Bengali Muslims of the Barak Valley. The title was seen as a lesser rank than Choudhury but higher than Bhuiyan.[4]

Variations

Variations of the surname Majumdar also remain very common. These include different English transliterations and regional pronunciations of the term. Different English spellings include: Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder, Mazumder and Muzumdar.

List of people with the surname

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Other spellings

See also

References
  2. "1990 Census Name Files". 30 March 2005. Archived from [/http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html the original] Check |url= value (help) on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "Majumdar Name Meaning & Majumdar Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  4. E M Lewis (1868). "Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms.". Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division. Calcutta: Calcutta Central Press Company. pp. 406–408.
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