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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox Given name Gupta (Template:IPAc-en) is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".

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The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ goptṛ, which means "guardian" or "protector".<ref>GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy Template:Webarchive. Genealogy.about.com (14 July 2013). Retrieved on 18 July 2013.</ref>

According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Rāmpāl plate of the Chandra dynasty ruler Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> as well as Kayasthas.<ref name="Indenp40">Template:Cite book</ref>

According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name Sri Gupta, "Sri" serves as an honorific title, similar to its usage for other Gupta emperors mentioned in inscriptions. If the first ruler's name had indeed been Sri Gupta, it would likely have been recorded as Sri Sri Gupta, as seen in the Deo-Barnark inscription of Jivitagupta II, where the name Srimati appears in a similar format. Therefore, if Gupta is accepted as the personal name of the dynasty's founder, it would indicate that the Gupta suffix did not function as a surname during that period.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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