Datta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).

Proper noun

Datta (plural Dattas)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Datta is the 16012^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1813 individuals. Datta is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (84.83%) and White (10.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Datta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 414.