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Mehra
Language(s)	Punjabi, Dogri, Kumaoni, Hindi
Origin
Meaning	Sun / Chief / Master
Region of origin	Punjab, India

Mehra is a Khatri Hindu surname found in India, predominantly in the Punjab, Delhi and Jammu Regions.^[1]^[2] They generally come under the Dhai Ghar group of the Khatri Caste. Mehra surname are mainly Khatri in origin but many clans from other states also uses this surname as well. They are also known as Kashyap Rajputs. This surname derives from the word Mihir, meaning sun or master. ^[3]

According to Aditya Malik, the Mehras of Uttarakhand are a community of Rajput landowners in the Kumaon Division of the Central Himalayas.^[4]

Variations

Later modifications of this surname are Mehrotra and Malhotra a subclan, is generally considered as the highest among all Rajputs and is the variation of the Mehra clan having pure Greco-Iranic lineage. Malhotra is the Punjabi language,^[3] version of Mehrotra.^[5]

Notable persons

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with Rajputs or Khatris, include:

Ajay Mehra, Indian cricketer and sports commentator
Amit Mehra, Indian model and actor
Amod Mehra, Indian trade analyst and film journalist
Arti Mehra, Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from 2007 to 2009
Ayush Mehra, Indian actor
Benita Mehra, British engineer
Bhanu Sri Mehra (born 1986), Indian film actress in Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi films
Bharat Mehra, Indian American researcher
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 physicist and science historian
Jankidas Mehra (1910–2003), Indian Hindi actor
Kailash Mehra Sadhu, Indian singer in Kashmiri languages
Kapish Mehra, Indian publishing executive
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
Moti Ram Mehra (17th-18th century), Sikh disciple
Narinder Kumar Mehra (born 1949), Indian immunologist
Neelam Mehra, Indian actress
Nitya Mehra, Indian Bollywood film director and screenwriter
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), Indian actor and model
Rohan Mehra (born 1991), Indian Hindi film actor
Rohit Mehra, Indian cricketer
Rooma Mehra (born 1967), Indian poet, painter, sculptor, newspaper writer and columnist
Shiela Mehra, Indian gynaecologist and obstetrician
Shiv Mehra, guitarist in the American black metal band Deafheaven
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
Usha Mehra, Indian judge
Vijay Mehra (Emirati cricketer)
Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer)
Vinod Mehra (1945–1990), Indian actor in Bollywood films
Moti Ram Mehra (1700–1707), Disciple & Servant of Guru Gobind Singh

References

^ "Mehra Surname Origin, Meaning and Last Name History". 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). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press.

Category: Khatri

[1] "Mehra Surname Origin, Meaning and Last Name History". Forebears.

[2] Singh, K.S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India.

[oxfordmehra-3] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press.

[Malik-4] 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.

[5] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press.

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