Majumdar (also Mojumdar, Majumder, Mojumder, Mazumdar, Mozumdar, Mazumder, Mozumder, Majoomdar, Mojoomdar, Majoomder, Mojoomder, Mazoomdar, Mozoomdar, Mazoomder, Mozoomder, or Muzumdar) is a title used as a family name.
Indian (Assam and Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Hindu (several communities) and Muslim name meaning ‘record keeper’, ‘archivist’, from Arabic "majmua" (মজমুয়া) ‘collection’ + the Persian suffix "-dar"(দার) ‘possessor’. The surname has evolved from an official title.
The title is found among Bengalis and should not be confused with the etymologically similar "মজুমদার ,"Mujumdar or Muzumdar, found among Maharashtrians, and to some extent among the peoples of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
People named Majumdar (and its variations)
Aarti Majumdar American actress of Indian descent, better known as Aarti MannAkhoy Kumar Mozumdar, first Indian to earn American citizenshipAnita Mazumdar Desai, novelist. Sahitya Akademi, 1978. Shortlisted three times for the Booker PrizeAmiya Bhūşhan Majumdār, novelistApratim Majumdar, classical musicianArun Majumdar, first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, U.S. Department of EnergyBibhal Majumdar, cricketerCharu Majumdar, Maoist revolutionary and founder of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)Chittabrata Majumdar (1935 – 2007), General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade UnionsGouri Prasanna Majumdar (1924 –1986), Indian lyricistHemen Majumdar, Indian painterKamal Kumar Majumdar (1914 – 1979), writerKarun Krishna Majumdar, Wing Commander, only IAF pilot to be decorated with a Bar on his DFCDr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon IndiaLakshmi Mazumdar, recipient of Padma Shri and the Bronze Wolf, the highest award in scoutingLeela Majumdar, authorMohitlal Majumdar (1888 – 1952), authorProtap Chunder Mozoomdar, Brahmo delegate to the World Parliament of Religions. Distinguished researcher on ChristianityRaakhee, Indian actressR. C. Majumdar, compiler and partial author of The History and Culture of the Indian Peoples, widely considered the most definitive work on Indian history, and other worksRonu Majumdar, flautistSamaresh Majumdar, author. Magsaysay awardee. Sahitya Akademi, 1984Shaun Majumder, Canadian comedian and actorSilajit Majumder, songwriter and actorShipra Mazumdar, member of the first women's team to climb Mt. Everest successfullySimon Majumdar, British-American chef, author, and television personalityAir Commodore S. K. Majumdar, India's first military helicopter pilotSreela Majumdar, actressSudhansu Datta Majumdar, physicistSudhir Ranjan Majumdar, former Chief Minister of TripuraTarun Majumdar, director. National Film Award, 1979Tejendra Majumdar, sarod playerVina Mazumdar, feminist, the 'grandmother of Women’s Studies in India'Bhuban Bijoy Majumder, former Public Leader of regional party and social worker TripuraAmol Muzumdar, Retired Indian cricketer Maharashtra