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De (surname)

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De or Dey (Bengali: দে), is a native Bengali surname commonly used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. The surname has been associated mainly with Bengali Kayasthas, but is also found among Suvarna Banik, Teli, Barujibi, Kansari, Tambuli, Baishya Kapali, Tanti and some other castes of Bengal.[1][2]

Notable people with the surname

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Academics

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Artists

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Bar and the Bench

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Businessmen

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Civil Servants

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Films

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Journalists

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Music

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  • K.C. Dey, (1893–1962), Singer
  • Manna Dey (1919–2013), Indian singer
  • Mohini Dey (1996), Bengali Indian bass player, singer and song writer

Social Reformers

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Spiritual Leaders

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Sports

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Risley, Herbert H. (1892). The Tribes and Castes of Bengal (PDF). Bengal Secretariat Press. p. 216.
  2. ^ Bhaumika, Khagendra Nātha (1982). Padabīra utpatti o kramabikāśera itihāsa (in Bengali). Mitraloka. pp. Division D, 12.