Mehra is a Khatri Hindu and Muslim surname found in India, predominantly in Punjab, Delhi and Jammu Region.[1][2] They generally comes under Dhai Ghar of Khatri Caste. Mehra surname are mainly Khatri origin but many clans from other states also uses this surname as well. They are also known as Kashyap Rajput. This surname derives from the word Mihir, meaning sun or master. [3]
| Language(s) | Punjabi, Dogri, Kumaoni, Hindi |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Sun / Chief / Master |
| Region of origin | Punjab, India |
According to Aditya Malik, Mehra of Uttarakhand are community of Rajput landowners in Kumaon Division of Central Himalayas.[4]
Variations edit
Later modifications of this surname are Mehrotra and Malhotra. Mahror a subclan, is generally considered as the highest among all rajput and is the variation of mehra clan having pure greko-iranic lineage. Malhotra is Punjabi language,[3] version of Mehrotra.[5]
Notable persons edit
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with Rajputs or Khatris, include:
- Amod Mehra, Indian trade analyst and film journalist
- Arti Mehra, Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Delhi from 2007 to 2009
- Benita Mehra, British engineer
- Bhanu Sri Mehra (born 1986), Indian film actress in Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi films
- Brij Bhushan Mehra (died 1991), Indian Punjabi politician
- Divya Mehra (born 1981), Canadian artist
- Gulshan Mehra (1937–1986), Indian cricketer
- Hiten Mehra (born 1997), Indian cricketer
- Jagdish Mehra (1931–2008), Indian-American science historian
- Jankidas Mehra (1910–2003), Indian Hindi actor
- Karan Mehra (born 1982), Indian television actor, model and fashion designer
- Karan Veer Mehra, Indian television actor
- Madan Mehra (born 1934), Indian cricketer
- Mandeep R. Mehra (born 1964), Indian-American cardiologist
- Narinder Kumar Mehra (born 1949), Indian immunologist
- Neelam Mehra, Indian actress
- Nitya Mehra, Indian Bollywood film director and screenwriter
- Pavit Mehra (born 2004), ice hockey player, United States
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- Om Prakash Mehra (1919–2015), Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 1973 to 1976
- Prakash Mehra (1939–2009), Indian film director and producer of Hindi films
- Puneet Mehra (born 1988), Indian cricketer
- Raj Mehra, character actor in Bollywood films
- Raj Kumar Mehra (1918–2001), Indian cyclist
- Rajan Mehra (1933–2010), Indian cricket umpire
- Rajnish Mehra (born 1950), Indian-American economist
- Ramprakash Mehra (1917–1983), Indian cricketer and cricket administrator
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
- Rebecca Mehra (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
- Ribbhu Mehra, Indian television actor, model and DJ
- Rohan Mehra (born 1990) (born 1990), Indian actor and model
- Rohan Mehra (born 1991) (born 1991), Indian Hindi film actor
- Rooma Mehra (born 1967), Indian poet, painter, sculptor, newspaper writer and columnist
- Shiela Mehra, Indian gynaecologist and obstetrician
- Smriti Mehra (born 1972), Indian golfer
- Soniya Mehra (born 1988), Indian Bollywood actress
- Surinder Mehra (1932–2003), Chief of Air Staff of Indian Air Force from 1988 to 1991
- Umesh Mehra, Indian director and producer of Bollywood films
- Vinod Mehra (1945–1990), Indian actor in Bollywood films
- Moti Ram Mehra (1700-1707), Disciple & Servant of Guru Gobind Singh
References edit
- ^ "Mehra Surname Origin, Meaning and Last Name History". Forebears. Forebears.
- ^ Singh, K.S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India.
- ^ a b Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Malik, Aditya (2016). Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas. Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0199325092. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). Malhotra. Oxford University Press.
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