Haldar

Haldar (হালদার) is a Bengali surname.

Definition
The muslim Halders used to be a mid rank officer, originating in Mughal Bengal (Subah Bangla) performing the duties of a keeper of the accounts (hal-khata).

The Hindu halder  is like the kshatriya surnames such as Singh, Rajput, Chauhan in India.

It has also it's roots in Persian language, where 'hal' means book of accounts and 'dar' means keeper/owner, just like Sikdar, Tarafdar, Dastidar, etc. Among Bengali Hindus, this surname is found in Kayasthas.

Notable people with the surname

 * Asit Kumar Haldar (1890–1964), Indian painter
 * Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (1945–2020), Bangladeshi lieutenant colonel and politician
 * Debshankar Haldar (born 1965), Indian actor
 * Indrani Haldar (born 1971), Indian actress
 * Sucharu Ranjan Haldar (born 1940), Indian politician