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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (Assam and Bengal) and Bangladeshi : Hindu (several communities) and Muslim name meaning ‘record keeper’, ‘archivist’, from Arabic majmū‛a ‘collection’ + the Persian suffix -dār ‘possessor’. The surname has evolved from an official title.

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