Rampersad
Rampersad also spelt as Ramprasad or Rampersaud is a surname common in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, the Caribbean, Fiji, South Africa, and Mauritius.[1] It is of Indian and Hindu origin, derived from the Sanskrit words Rama Prasada, and is not affiliated with any certain caste.[2] In India it is used as a first name, but the descendants of the indentured laborers in the European Colonies used their fathers' first name as their surname. The name is common among the Caribbean Hindu community, but as a result of ethnic mixing it is common in Christian, and non-Indian communities as well. Many people of this surname have migrated to the United States and Canada as well. Sundar Popo wrote a song called "Rampersad".[3]
People of this surname
- Arnold Rampersad, an American biographer and literary critic.
- Capil Rampersad, a West Indies cricketer.
- Kris Rampersad, a writer, researcher, lecturer, journalist, publisher, activist and advocate from Trinidad and Tobago.
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