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More broadly, in [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], and [[Jharkhand]], the surname "Das" is also used by the [[Mahishya]], [[Dhobi]] and [[Patni]] communities.<ref name="SC">{{cite web |title=Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B) |url=https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_scmnty.pdf |website=niti.gov.in |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
More broadly, in [[Bengal]], [[Bihar]], and [[Jharkhand]], the surname "Das" is also used by the [[Mahishya]], [[Dhobi]] and [[Patni]] communities.<ref name="SC">{{cite web |title=Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B) |url=https://niti.gov.in/planningcommission.gov.in/docs/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_scmnty.pdf |website=niti.gov.in |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>


In [[Assam]] the [[Jalia Kaibarta|Kaibarta]], the [[Patni caste|Patni]], the [[Rajbanshi people|Koch-Rajbanshi]], and other scheduled caste communities also use Das as their surname.<ref>{{cite book |date=1911 |title=Census of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywpFAQAAMAAJ&q=das+mahishya |location=India |publisher=Government of India |edition=Volume 5, Issue 1 |page=498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Dayabati |date=19 December 2013 |title=Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3bn1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=67 |isbn=978-1-107-04235-3}}</ref><ref name="SC"/>
In [[Assam]], the [[Jalia Kaibarta|Kaibarta]], the [[Patni caste|Patni]], the [[Rajbanshi people|Koch-Rajbanshi]], and other scheduled caste communities also use Das as their surname.<ref>{{cite book |date=1911 |title=Census of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywpFAQAAMAAJ&q=das+mahishya |location=India |publisher=Government of India |edition=Volume 5, Issue 1 |page=498}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1=Dayabati |date=19 December 2013 |title=Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3bn1AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=67 |isbn=978-1-107-04235-3}}</ref><ref name="SC"/>


In [[Odisha]], the Das surname is used by the [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]] and [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] castes, while 'Dash' is used by the [[Brahmins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/118750/12/12_chapter%25205.pdf |title=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>
In [[Odisha]], the Das surname is used by the [[Gopal (caste)|Gopal]] and [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] castes, while 'Dash' is used by the [[Brahmins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/118750/12/12_chapter%25205.pdf |title=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}}</ref>


In the [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], they generally belong to the [[Punjabi Brahmins|Brahmin]] caste.<ref name="Punjabi Brahmin">{{cite web|url = http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/Martyrs/matisatidyal/MatiSatiDyal.htm| title = Bhai Mati Das|publisher = Sikh Heritage|access-date = 19 April 2009}}</ref>
In the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], they generally belong to the [[Punjabi Brahmins|Brahmin]] caste.<ref name="Punjabi Brahmin">{{cite web|url = http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/Martyrs/matisatidyal/MatiSatiDyal.htm| title = Bhai Mati Das|publisher = Sikh Heritage|access-date = 19 April 2009}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==

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Das (translation: "devotee of God") is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa (Sanskrit: दास) meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.[1]

Das is a common surname among Bengali Kayastha[2] apart from other Bengali communities.

More broadly, in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand, the surname "Das" is also used by the Mahishya, Dhobi and Patni communities.[3]

In Assam, the Kaibarta, the Patni, the Koch-Rajbanshi, and other scheduled caste communities also use Das as their surname.[4][5][3]

In Odisha, the Das surname is used by the Gopal and Karan castes, while 'Dash' is used by the Brahmins.[6]

In the Punjab, they generally belong to the Brahmin caste.[7]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Das Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 40. ISBN 9780520025691.
  3. ^ a b "Scheduled Communities: A social Development profile of SC/ST's (Bihar, Jharkhand & W.B)" (PDF). niti.gov.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ Census of India (Volume 5, Issue 1 ed.). India: Government of India. 1911. p. 498.
  5. ^ Roy, Dayabati (19 December 2013). Rural Politics in India: Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-107-04235-3.
  6. ^ "shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Bhai Mati Das". Sikh Heritage. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. ^ das (2006). Essays And Lectures On The Religions Of The Hindus: Religious Sects of the Hindus V1. p. 353. ISBN 1-4286-1308-0.