De (surname)

De or Dey (Bengali: দে), is a native Bengali surname commonly used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. De/Dey is derived from the last name Deb/Dev or Deva. The surname has been associated mainly with Bengali Kayasthas, but is also found among Suvarna Banik, Teli, Barujibi and some other castes of Bengal.^[1]

In 12th–13th century, a Bengali Hindu dynasty Deva ruled over eastern Bengal after the Sena dynasty. The capital of this dynasty was Bikrampur in present-day Munshiganj district of Bangladesh. This Hindu Vaishnava dynasty is different from an earlier Buddhist Deva dynasty (c. 8th–9th century) of Samatata, whose capital was Devaparvata. Four rulers of this dynasty are known from the inscriptions: Shantideva, Viradeva, Anandadeva and Bhavadeva.^[2]

Notable people with the surname

Academics

Barun Dey (1932–2013), historian
Bishnu Dey (1909–1982), poet
Chandra Kumar De (1889–1946), Indian folklorist
Harinath De (1877–1911), linguist
Kanny Lall Dey (1831–1899), chemist
Sambhu Nath De, (1915–1985), scientist
Sushil Kumar De, Sanskritist
Shobhaa De (1948), writer

Artists

Manishi Dey (1906–1989), artist
Mukul Dey (1895–1989), artist
Rani Chanda (née Dey) (1912–1997), artist

Bar and the Bench

Niren De, lawyer

Businessmen

Ramdulal Dey (Sarkar) (1752–1825)

Civil Servants

Brajendranath Dey (1852–1932), ICS officer

Films

Deepankar De (1944), actor
Gita Dey (1931–2011), actress
Sreejita De (1989), actress
Susan Dey (1952), actress

Journalists

Lal Behari Dey (Mondal) (1824–1892), Indian journalist and author

Music

K.C. Dey, (1893–1962), Singer
Manna Dey (1919–2013), Indian singer
Mohini Dey (1996), Bengali Indian bass player, singer and song writer

Social Reformers

Saroj Nalini Dutt (née Dey), M.B.E., (1887–1925), social worker

Spiritual Leaders

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, born Abhay Charan De (1896–1977), spiritual teacher and founder of ISKCON

Sports

Krishanu Dey (1962–2003), Indian football player

References

^ Risley, Herbert H. (1892). The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 216.
^ Rahsid, M Harunur. "Deva Dynasty". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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[1] Risley, Herbert H. (1892). The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 216.

[2] Rahsid, M Harunur. "Deva Dynasty". Banglapedia. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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