Bengali Surnames

Tax collector

Generous, noble (from Arabic)

Worker or doer

Blacksmith, from 'karma' meaning work and 'kara'

Divider or distributor

Ornament of poets

King of poets

Pilgrimage of poetry

Fish, from the Bengali word for a type of fish

Judge, Islamic magistrate

Oraon clan name

Rope makers and ship workers

Sailor or rigger

Tribal surname of Oraon origin

Quran reciter

Quran reader, religious scholar

From place name Khanra

Pure or alkaline

Special deputy or naib

From Khasta village on a hill

Lady or noblewoman, from Turkish 'khatun'

Mad or eccentric lineage

Field protector

Pocket or treasurer

Master or lord

Small hill tribe of Chittagong

Singer of kirtans (devotional songs)

King bird, a Santhali tribal surname

From Kochuberia island

From Kol tribe or weaver

Cowherd, from Tamil 'kon' meaning king

Fort keeper, gatekeeper

Potter clan

From Kuilya potter clan

Potter or clay worker

Jasmine flower

Potter or container maker, from 'kunda' meaning...

Tortoise clan lineage

Flower

Lac trader

From Lahore, families that migrated from Punjab

Oraon/Munda clan meaning tiger

Worthy or capable

Lepcha tribal community

Frankincense or resin traders

Clove traders or spice merchants

Mizo hill tribe in Chittagong

Fisher