Bhuiyan

Bhuiyan (also Bhuiya, Bhuyan, Bhuya) was a title for landowners in medieval Bengal and Assam. It has been adopted as a surname by different communities in West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh.

Etymology
Bhuiyan was a title used to refer to a landlord or chieftain. It originates from the Sanskrit word, Bhumi, meaning 'land'.

Assam
The origin of this group is shrouded in mystery. This original group is often referred to as the Adi Bhuyan, or the progenitor Bhuiyans. One of the earliest evidence of Bhuyans in Mlechchha dynasty during the 9th century reign of Balavarman III by using 'parcelization' of power. Historical record of Raut-Kuchi grant (1329 A.D.) shows that western Brahmaputra valley comes from Adi-Bhuiyan group's Purushottam Dasa grandfather Basudeva, who was a minister of Kamata king Indranarayan, who commanded a thousand men and war elephants. The grant also stated that, Basudeva obtainted glory of sovereignty with his wealth and valour. In the manuscript Adi-charita (Old- Character), which mentions about the Adi-Bhuyan group. The progenitor Bhuiyans (Adi-Bhuiyans) ensconced in Chutiya Kingdom when Sukaphaa established the Ahom Kingdom in 1208. Adi- Bhuiyan group maintained status quo with most faith-based ideologies. Adi-Bhuiyan group's later foundation became known as Baro-Bhuyan chieftains.

Cachar
The Bengali Mirashdars living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.

Bengal
The Baro-Bhuyans of Bengal ruled and maintained an independent confederacy after the fall of the Bengal Sultanate's final Karrani dynasty.

Mughal histories, mainly the Akbarnama, the Ain-i-Akbari and the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi refers to the low-lying regions of Bengal as Bhati . This region includes the Bhagirathi to the Meghna River is Bhati, while others include Hijli, Jessore, Chandradwip and Barisal Division in Bhati. Keeping in view the theatre of warfare between the Bara-Bhuiyans and the Mughals, the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi mentions the limits of the area bounded by the Ichamati River in the west, the Ganges in the south, the Tripura to the east; Alapsingh pargana (in present Mymensingh District) and Baniachong in the north. The Bara-Bhuiyans rose to power in this region and put up resistance to the Mughals, until Islam Khan Chisti made them submit in the reign of Jahangir.

Notables with the surname

 * Bhuiyan family of Manikpur, Noakhali
 * Momtazuddin Ahmad Bhuiyan (1889–1974), Islamic scholar and author
 * Moudud Ahmed Bhuiyan (1940–2021), former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
 * Surya Kumar Bhuyan (1892–1964), Assamese writer, historian and poet
 * Nakul Chandra Bhuyan (1895–1968), Assamese playwright, writer and historian
 * Abu Jafar Shamsuddin Bhuiyan (1911–1988), Bangladeshi writer and columnist
 * Nurul Huq Bhuiyan (born 1919), Bangladeshi activist
 * Abu Ahmad Fazlul Karim Bhuiyan (1928–1987), Bangladeshi physician and politician
 * Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan (1928–1996), Bangladeshi politician and freedom fighter
 * Birendra Kumar Bhuyan (1933–1991), Odia writer, poet and lyricist
 * Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan (1939–2023), Bangladeshi politician and former state minister
 * Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (1943–2010), Bangladeshi politician
 * Rabia Bhuiyan (born 1944), Bangladeshi politician and co-founder of Bhuiyan Academy
 * Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan (born 1945), Bangladesh Army officer
 * Habibul Islam Bhuiyan (born 1946), Bangladeshi Law Minister
 * Sirajul Islam Bhuiyan (1946–2016), Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician
 * Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Bhuyan (born 1948), Bangladeshi politician
 * Md. Joynal Abedin Bhuiyan (1948–2005), Bangladeshi politician, MP for Comilla-11
 * Moin Uddin Bhuiyan (1948–2015), Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narsingdi-5
 * Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan (1949–1971), Bangladeshi officer in the Gonobahini
 * Abdul Latif Bhuiyan (1950–2015), Bangladeshi politician
 * Sultan Uddin Bhuiyan (1951-2020), Bangladeshi politician
 * Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan (1952–2018), major general for Bangladesh Army
 * Md Aminul Haque Bhuyan (born 1952), vice chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
 * Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE (1952–2020), Bangladeshi businessman
 * Ajit Kumar Bhuyan (born 1952), Assamese journalist and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
 * M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan (born 1956), Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
 * Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan Mohan (born 1956), Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narsingdi-3
 * Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan (born 1957), Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
 * Wadud Bhuiyan (born 1965), Bangladeshi politician, MP for Chittagong Hill Tracts
 * Dulal Bhuiyan (born 1967), Indian politician
 * Jagadish Bhuyan (born 1967), Assamese student leader and politician, associated with the Assam Movement
 * Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), Bangladeshi politician
 * Raisuddin Bhuiyan (born 1973), Bangladeshi-American technology professional
 * Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan (born 1975), Bangladeshi architectural photographer
 * Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan (died 1981), Bangladesh Army officer
 * Aftab Uddin Bhuiyan (died 1995), Bangladeshi politician
 * Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan (died 2020), Bangladesh Supreme Court justice
 * Mobarak Hossain Bhuyan (born 1990), Bangladeshi footballer
 * Jamal Harris Bhuyan (born 1990), Bangladeshi footballer, midfielder for Bangladesh
 * Mohammad Phaim Bhuiyan (born 1995), Italian-Bengali film actor, director and producer
 * Arafat Bhuiyan (born 1996), British-Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon (born 1999), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Md Abdur Rashid Bhuiyan, Professor, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
 * Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Comilla-11
 * Mohammad Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan (Manik), vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation and chairman of Toma Group
 * Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Lakshmipur-2
 * Nurul Amin Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Lakshmipur-3
 * Emdadul Haque Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narayanganj-2
 * Mohammad Shahidullah Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narsingdi-4
 * Rafiquzzaman Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Noakhali-2
 * Sawkat Ali Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi doctor and politician
 * Abdul Awal Bhuiya, East Pakistani MNA from Comilla

Variants

 * Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya, Indian politician, All India United Democratic Front politician
 * Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya, Indian politician MLA of Hailakandi
 * Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, All India United Democratic Front politician
 * Manas Bhunia, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from West Bengal

Places

 * Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
 * Musleh Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium, Narsingdi, Bangladesh