Das (surname)

Das (translation: servant[1]) is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning servant, "devotee," or "votary". "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God.[2]

In Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, the surname "Das" is used by the Dhobi and Patni communities.[3]

In Assam the Kaibarta, the Patni, the Koch-Rajbanshi and other schedule caste communities also uses Das as their surname.[4][5][3]

In Odisha, the 'Das' surname is used by the Gopal and Karan castes, also 'Dash' is used by the Brahmins.[6] Similarly, 'Das' is also a common surname among Bengali Kayastha[7] apart from other Bengali communities. In the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, they generally belong to the Brahmin caste.[8]

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References

  1. das (2006). Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1. p. 353. ISBN 1-4286-1308-0.
  2. "Das Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. "Scheduled Communities: A social Devlopment profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B)" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. Census of India (Volume 5, Issue 1 ed.). India: Government of India. 1911. p. 498.
  5. Roy, Dayabati (19 December 2013). Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-107-04235-3.
  6. "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
  7. Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 40. ISBN 9780520025691.
  8. "Bhai Mati Das". Sikh Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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