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Mukherjee (Bengali: মুখার্জি), also Mukerjee, Mookerjea, Mookerjee, Mukerji, Mukherji, Mukhujje or Mookherjee, is a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.[1] The traditional Bengali version is Mukhopaddhae, which is sometimes written Mukhopadhyay.

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Origins

All Mukherjees belong to the Bharadvaja gotra or the clan of the rishi Bharadvaja. The Mukherjees belong to the Kulin Brahmin class and are also classified as Rarhi Brahmin group of Bengali Brahmin caste.[1] The origins of most of the Brahmins in Southern Bengal can be traced back to the Gangetic plains of Northern India, from the ancient city of Kanyakubja (Kannauj). It is believed that in the 11th century CE, the ruler of Bengal, Adisara, summoned five Brahmins from Kanyakubja, who were known for their superior rank to the region. These Vedic Brahmins were supposed to have nine gunas (favoured attributes), among which was insistence on same rank marriages.[2]

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Notable people with the last name Mukherjee

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Pranab Mukherjee - 13th President of India

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Syama Prasad Mookerjee - the founder Bharatiya Jana Sangh which would later evolve into Bharatiya Janata Party, the current ruling party of India.

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