Mishra
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindi मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), from Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”).
Proper noun
editMishra (plural Mishras)
- A surname from Hindi.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mishra is the 7601st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4372 individuals. Mishra is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.28%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mishra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.