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    The surname Mishra

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 4,372 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M260

    Mishra: #7,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mishra #7,601, 4,372 people Mishra: #7,601 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mishra #7,601, 4,372 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mishra is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Transliteration of Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra).

    One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,372 people named Mishra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,619 Americans. That is up 183% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,544.

    #7,601
    rank among US surnames
    4,372
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +183.2%
    change since 2000 (was #16,977)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,597Mertens4,37570,570
    #7,599Renshaw4,37470,587
    #7,600Peele4,37370,603
    #7,601Bachmann4,37270,619
    #7,605Smedley4,37170,635

    Who is named Mishra

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Mishra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Mishras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ranganath Mishra
      21st Chief Justice of India, 1926–2012

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Mishra

    Mishra has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mishra come from?
    Transliteration of Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra).
    How common is the surname Mishra?
    4,372 people in the United States had the surname Mishra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,619 Americans. It ranked 7,601st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mishra?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mishra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Mishra?
    Ranganath Mishra, 21st Chief Justice of India.
    Where is the surname Mishra most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mishra in India.
    Is the surname Mishra getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,372 in 2010, up 183%.
    What are other spellings of Mishra?
    Misra.