Mukherjee

English

Etymology

From Bengali মুখুজ্জে (mukhujje), which is from Sanskrit मुखोपाध्याय (mukhopādhyāya), from Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya, “chief”) + Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊkɚˌd͡ʒiː/

Proper noun

Mukherjee (plural Mukherjees)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mukherjee is the 12264^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2536 individuals. Mukherjee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mukherjee”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 631.