Ghose
Surname list
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Ghose (Bengali: ঘোষ) is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh.[1] Historically, Ghoses were part of the Kulin Kayasthas of Soukalin gotra, along with Boses, Mitras, and Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas.[1] A popular alternative spelling is Ghosh.
Word/nameBengali Hindu
Region of originBengal
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Bengali Hindu |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
Notable people with the surname
- Ajoy Ghose, Indian mining engineer
- Anindya Ghose (born c. 1974), Indian-born American business academic
- Arundhati Ghose (1939–2016), Indian diplomat
- Aurobindo Ghose or Ghosh, known as Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950), Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet and nationalist
- Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, known as Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007), Indian spiritual leader
- Debasish Ghose (born 1960), Indian engineer and academic
- Dilip Ghose (born 1932), Indian cricketer
- Gopal Ghose (1913–1980), Indian painter from West Bengal
- Goutam Ghose (born 1950), film director, music director and cinematographer
- Ila Ghose (1930–2019), Indian mechanical engineer from West Bengal
- Katie Ghose (born 1970), British campaigner and lawyer
- Manmohan Ghose (1869–1924), Indian poet writing in English, brother of Sri Aurobindo
- Monomohun Ghose (1844–1896), first practicing barrister of Indian origin
- Nilima Ghose (born 1935), female track athlete from India and Olympian
- Parbati Ghose (1933–2018), Indian actress, film director and film producer
- Partha Ghose (born 1939), Indian physicist, author, philosopher and musician
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose (born 1952), judge and Lokpal of India
- Sagarika Ghose (born 1964), Indian journalist, news anchor and author
- Sanjoy Ghose (1959–1997), Indian rural development activist
- Santi Ghose (1916–1989), Indian nationalist assassin
- Saroj Ghose (1935–2025), Indian science popularizer and museum founder
- Saumendra Kumar Ghose (born 1964), Mayor of the city of Cuttack, Odisha state, India
- Shohini Ghose, astrophysicist
- Subiman Ghose (1906–1969), Indian politician
- Surendra Mohan Ghose (1893–1976), Indian politician
- Zulfikar Ghose (1935–2022), Pakistani American writer and poet
