Mishra

English

Alternative forms

• Misra

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), from Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”).

Proper noun

Mishra (plural Mishras)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mishra is the 7601^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4372 individuals. Mishra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mishra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.

Anagrams

• Mishar, harims, ihrams, marish