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'''Ghosh''' ({{langx|bn|ঘোষ}}) is a native [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[surname]] that is found among the [[Bengali Hindu]] community of [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]. A popular alternative spelling is [[Ghose]].<br />
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Ghoshes originally belong to Kayastha caste in [[Bengal]]. According to GK Ghosh, some Bengali surnames like Ghosh were adopted from [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] tradition.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=G. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z6eBAAAAMAAJ |title=Legends of Origin of the Castes and Tribes of Eastern India |date=2000 |publisher=Firma KLM |isbn=978-81-7102-046-1 |pages=111 |language=en}}</ref> Ghoshes are considered as [[Kulin Kayastha]]s of Soukalin [[gotra]], along with [[Bose (surname)|Boses]], [[Mitra (surname)|Mitras]], and Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) [[Guha (surname)|Guhas]].<ref name=Hopkins1989pp35-36>{{cite book |title=Krishna consciousness in the West |editor1-first=David G. |editor1-last=Bromley |editor2-first=Larry D. |editor2-last=Shinn |first=Thomas J. |last=Hopkins |chapter=The Social and Religious Background for Transmission of Gaudiya Vaisnavism to the West |publisher=Bucknell University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-8387-5144-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-EuD3M2QYoC |pages=35–36 |access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref><br />
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Ghosh surname is in vogue among the [[Sadgop]] and Goala/[[Gowala (caste)|Gowala]] communities in [[Bengal]].<ref name=mclane2002landp157>{{cite book |title=Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal |author=John R. McLane |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-5215-2654-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YH6ijJnUPmcC&dq=ghosh+sadgop&pg=PA157 |page=157}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Oh Calcutta|date=1993|publisher=University of Virginia|edition=Volume 22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nwRDAAAAYAAJ&q=sadgope+milkman}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMvjAAAAMAAJ |title=Folk-lore |date=1975 |publisher=Indian Publications |pages=172 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Sri Aurobindo]] (1872–1950), birth name Aurobindo Ghose, Indian philosopher<br />
* [[Barindra Kumar Ghosh]] (1880–1959), Indian revolutionary and journalist<br />
* [[Amitav Ghosh]] (1956–2020), Indian writer<br />
* [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]], Indian banker<br />
* [[Anindita Ghosh]], British historian<br />
* [[Anirvan Ghosh]] (born 1964), American neuroscientist<br />
* [[DJ Talent]] (born 1978), birth name Anthony Ghosh, British reality television contestant<br />
* [[Aparna Ghosh]], Bangladeshi actress and model <br />
* [[Atulkrishna Ghosh]] (1890–1966), Indian revolutionary<br />
* [[Atulya Ghosh]] (1904–1986), Indian politician<br />
* [[Debaprasad Ghosh]] (1894–1985), Indian politician<br />
* [[Debendra Nath Ghosh]] (1890–1999), Bangladeshi politician<br />
* [[Dhiman Ghosh]] (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer<br />
* [[Dilip Ghosh (economist)]], American economist<br />
* [[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]] (born 1964), Indian politician<br />
* [[Dipu Ghosh]] (born 1940), Indian badminton player<br />
* [[Ganesh Ghosh]] (1900–1994), Bengali Indian independence activist, revolutionary and politician<br />
* [[Girish Chandra Ghosh]] (1844–1912), Bengali actor, director, and writer<br />
* [[Helen Ghosh]] (born 1956), British civil servant<br />
* [[Jayanta Kumar Ghosh]] (1937–2017), Indian statistician<br />
* [[Jayati Ghosh]] (born 1955), Indian economist<br />
* [[Malay Ghosh]] (born 1944), Indian statistician<br />
* [[Paramahansa Yogananda]] (1893–1952), birth name Mukunda Lal Ghosh, Indian yogi and guru<br />
* [[Opashona Ghosh]] (born 1987), Indian illustrator and graphic designer<br />
* [[Pallab Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian journalist<br />
* [[Partho Ghosh]] (1949–2025), Indian film director and producer<br />
* [[Prafulla Chandra Ghosh]] (1891–1983), first Chief Minister of West Bengal, India<br />
* [[Rabi Ghosh]] (1931–1997), Indian actor<br />
* [[Ranjan Ghosh (academic)]], Indian academic and teacher<br />
* [[Reshmi Ghosh]] (born 1978), Indian beauty queen and actress<br />
* [[Rishab Aiyer Ghosh]] (born 1975), Dutch journalist, computer scientist and open-source software advocate<br />
* [[Rituparno Ghosh]] (1963–2013), Indian film director<br />
* [[Robin Ghosh]] (1929–2016), Bangladeshi musician and music composer<br />
* [[Rudranil Ghosh]] (born 1973), Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films<br />
* [[Samit Ghosh]] (born 1949), Indian businessman<br />
* [[Sangita Ghosh]] (born 1976), Indian actress<br />
* [[Sarat Kumar Ghosh]] (1878–1962), Indian civil servant and jurist<br />
* [[Shankar Ghosh (musician)]] (1935–2016), Indian tabla player<br />
* [[Shankha Ghosh]] (1932–2021), Indian poet<br />
* [[Shibdas Ghosh]] (1923–1976), Indian politician<br />
* [[Shiulie Ghosh]] (born 1968), British journalist<br />
* [[Shreela Ghosh]] (born 1962), Indian arts executive and actor<br />
* [[Sisir Kumar Ghosh]] (1840–1911), Indian journalist<br />
* [[Subodh Ghosh]] (1909–1980), Indian author and journalist<br />
* [[Subroto Ghosh]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sujoy Ghosh]] (born 1966), Indian film director, actor and screenwriter<br />
* [[Sukumar Ranjan Ghosh]] (1952–2025), Bangladeshi politician<br />
* [[Taposh Ghosh]] (born 1991), Bangladeshi cricketer<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ghose]]<br />
* [[R v Ghosh]], an English criminal law case<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]<br />
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