Chakraborty

Chakraborty (spelling variations include Chakraborti, Chakrabarti, Chakravarty, Chakravorty, Chakravarti, Chakrabartty and Chakrabarty) is a surname used by Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, as well as by some communities of southern India. It literally means 'wheels rolling'; metaphorically it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction (''čakra'' 'wheel' + ''vart-'' 'to roll'). The surname is mainly used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities in the states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The surname is also used by the Jains of southern India. Provided by Wikipedia