Bhattacharya

== English == === Alternative forms === Bhattacharjee, Bhattacharyya === Etymology === Borrowed from Bengali ভট্টাচার্য (bhoṭṭacarjo). === Proper noun === Bhattacharya (plural Bhattacharyas) A surname from Bengali. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bhattacharya is the 17087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1661 individuals. Bhattacharya is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.56%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bhattacharya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 153.