Lahiri (Bengali: লাহিড়ী) is a native Bengali surname belonging to the Bengali Brahmins of India and Bangladesh. The surname belongs to the Barendra class of Bengali Brahmin caste.[1]
Notable people with this surname
- Anirban Lahiri (born 1987), Indian golfer
- Anya Lahiri (born 1982), British model
- Bappi Lahiri (1952-2022), Indian music director
- Dulal Lahiri (born 1947), Bengali actor
- Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967), Indian-American author
- Rajendra Lahiri (1901–1927), Bengali revolutionary
- Samik Lahiri (born 1967), Indian politician
- Shanu Lahiri (1928–2013), Bengali painter
- Shyama Charan Lahiri (1828–1895), Indian yogi, better known as Lahiri Mahasaya
References
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 42. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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