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Sengupta Name Meaning

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi: Baidya name a compound of Sen ‘army armament’ + Gupta ‘secret protected’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Dasgupta, Gupta, Sangha, Segura, Seng, Mesquita, Segundo, Mendieta

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Between 1974 and 2004, in the United States, Sengupta life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Sengupta in 1974 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

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