Datta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).
Proper noun[edit]
Datta (plural Dattas)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Datta is the 16012nd 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Datta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 414.