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| meaning = Sun / Chief / Master<br />
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| region = Punjab, India <br />
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]], [[Hindi]]<br />
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'''Mehra''' is a Khatri Hindu surname found in India, predominantly in the Punjab, Delhi and Jammu regions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mehra Surname Origin, Meaning and Last Name History |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/mehra |website=Forebears }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Kumar Suresh |author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India}}</ref> 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. This surname derives from the word Mihir, meaning sun or master.<ref name="oxfordmehra">{{cite book |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2016 |editor1-last=Hanks |editor1-first=Patrick |editor-link=Patrick Hanks |editor2-last=Coates |editor2-first=R. |editor3-last=McClure |editor3-first=P}}</ref> According to Aditya Malik, the Mehras of Uttarakhand are a community of [[Rajput]] landowners in the [[Kumaon Division]] of the Central Himalayas.<ref name="Malik">{{cite book <br />
|author1=Malik, Aditya|title=Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment: Oral Narratives from the Central Himalayas |date=2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0199325092 |page=39 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=QDtADQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 |access-date=14 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Variations ==<br />
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Later modifications of this surname are [[Mehrotra]], [[Mahotra]] and [[Malhotra]] a subclan. Malhotra is the [[Punjabi language]],<ref name="oxfordmehra" /> version of Mehrotra.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2016 |editor1-last=Hanks |editor1-first=P. |editor2-last=Coates |editor2-first=R. |editor3-last=McClure |editor3-first=P}}</ref><br />
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==Notable persons==<br />
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with Rajputs or Khatris, include:<br />
* [[Ajay Mehra]] (born 1969), Indian cricketer and sports commentator<br />
* [[Amit Mehra]] (born 1992), Indian model and actor<br />
* [[Amod Mehra]], Indian analyst and film journalist<br />
* [[Ayush Mehra]] (born 1991), Indian actor<br />
* [[Benita Mehra]], British engineer<br />
* [[Bhanu Sri Mehra]] (born 1986), Indian actress in Telugu, Tamil and Punjabi films<br />
* [[Bharat Mehra]], Indian-American researcher<br />
* [[Brij Bhushan Mehra]] (died 1991), Indian politician<br />
* [[Divya Mehra]] (born 1981), Canadian artist<br />
* [[Gulshan Mehra]] (1937–1986), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Hiten Mehra]] (born 1997), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Jagdish Mehra]] (1931–2008), Indian-American physicist and science historian<br />
* [[Jankidas Mehra]] (1910–2003), Indian actor<br />
* [[Kailash Mehra Sadhu]] (born 1956), Indian singer in Kashmiri languages<br />
* [[Kapish Mehra]], Indian publishing executive<br />
* [[Karan Mehra]] (born 1982), Indian television actor, model and fashion designer<br />
* [[Karan Veer Mehra]] (born 1982), Indian television actor<br />
* [[Lal Chand Mehra]] (1897–1980), Indian-American actor<br />
* [[Madan Mehra]] (born 1934), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Mandeep R. Mehra]] (born 1964), Indian-American cardiologist<br />
* [[Moti Ram Mehra]] (died 1704), Sikh disciple and martyr<br />
* [[Narinder Kumar Mehra]] (born 1949), Indian immunologist<br />
* [[Neelam Mehra]] (born 1955), Indian actress<br />
* [[Nitya Mehra]] (born 1980), Indian film director and screenwriter<br />
* [[Om Prakash Mehra]] (1919–2015), Indian Air Force chief from 1973 to 1976<br />
* [[Prakash Mehra]] (1939–2009), Indian film director and producer of Hindi films<br />
* [[Prince Mehra]], Indian social worker<br />
* [[Puneet Mehra]] (born 1988), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Raj Mehra]] (1913–1993), Indian character actor in Bollywood films<br />
* [[Raj Kumar Mehra]] (1918–2001), Indian cyclist<br />
* [[Rajan Mehra]] (1933–2010), Indian cricket umpire<br />
* [[Rajnish Mehra]] (born 1950), Indian-American economist<br />
* [[Ramprakash Mehra]] (1917–1983), Indian cricketer and cricket administrator<br />
* [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]] (born 1963), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter<br />
* [[Rebecca Mehra]] (born 1994), American middle-distance runner<br />
* [[Ribbhu Mehra]], Indian television actor, model and DJ<br />
* [[Rohan Mehra (born 1990)]], Indian actor and model<br />
* [[Rohan Mehra (born 1991)]], Indian Hindi film actor<br />
* [[Rohit Mehra (cricketer)|Rohit Mehra]] (born 1978), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Rooma Mehra]] (born 1967), Indian poet, painter, sculptor, newspaper writer and columnist<br />
* [[Sachit Mehra]], Canadian businessman and political organizer<br />
* [[Shiela Mehra]], Indian gynaecologist and obstetrician<br />
* Shiv Mehra, guitarist in the American black metal band [[Deafheaven]]<br />
* [[Smriti Mehra]] (born 1972), Indian golfer<br />
* [[Surinder Mehra]] (1932–2003), Indian Air Force chief from 1988 to 1991<br />
* [[Umesh Mehra]], Indian director and producer of Bollywood films<br />
* [[Usha Mehra]] (born 1941), Indian judge<br />
* [[Vijay Mehra (Emirati cricketer)]] (born 1963)<br />
* [[Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer)]] (1938–2006)<br />
* [[Vinod Mehra]] (1945–1990), Indian actor in Bollywood films<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]<br />
[[Category:Punjabi-language surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Hindustani origin]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]<br />
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