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
[1][2]

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 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

Majumdar

Mazumdar
  • Abdul Matlib Mazumdar (1890–1980), Indian freedom fighter and political leader
  • Abraham Mazumdar, Indian conductor and violinist
  • Ambica Charan Mazumdar (1850–1922), Indian politician, President of the Indian National Congress
  • Anita Mazumdar Desai, novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize
  • Asit Mazumdar, Indian politician
  • Chandana Mazumdar, Bangladeshi singer
  • Chittrovanu Mazumdar (born 1956), Kolkata-based artist
  • Lakshmi Mazumdar, National Commissioner of the Indian Scouting organization from 1964 to 1983
  • Leela Majumdar (1908–2007), Bengali writer
  • Maxim Mazumdar (1952–1988), Indo-Canadian playwright and director
  • Nalin Mazumdar, ustaad of the Hawaiian Guitar, also known as the Slide Guitar
  • Nirode Mazumdar, Indian painter from the first generation of Indian modernists
  • Pandit Ronu Mazumdar (born 1963), Indian flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition
  • Pratap Chandra Mazumdar (1840–1905), leader of the Hindu reform movement, the Brahmo Samaj, in Bengal
  • Sandhya Mazumdar, former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India
  • Shipra Mazumdar, member of the first women's expedition to successfully climb Mt. Everest
  • Tarun Mazumdar (born 1931), Bengali Indian film director
  • Tulip Mazumdar (born 1981) British journalist and broadcaster for the BBC
  • Vina Mazumdar (1927–2013), Indian academic, feminist, a pioneer in Women studies in India

Majumder

Mazumder

Other spellings

See also

References
  2. "1990 Census Name Files". Web.archive.org. 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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