Mistry (surname)
Mistry, or Mistri, is a surname found in India or of Indian origin. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and even West Bengal. This surname is used by many different communities of India. It is an occupation surname.
Meaning of word Mistri
The word Mistri or Mistry in Maharashtra & Gujarat is identified with people who are experts in architecture or are experts in Building Constructions. Mistry also means carpenter.
By Suthar Community
The Mistri or Mistry is used as a surname by the Viswakarma Suthar community of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karachi and Rajasthan. It is a common surname found among them.[1]
By Parsi Community
Mistri or Mistry is also a common surname in the Parsi community of India. Again, this is a surname adopted by them due to a professional reason, as said earlier, the word Mistri or Mistry in Gujarati language is identified with people involved in building construction. And the Parsi community is known to have their roots in Gujarat.
By Muslim Kadia
Mistry or Mistri is also a surname found among Muslim Kadia community living in Kutch and Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Many of them even today use the surname Mistry, which was actually their community or professional identity before they converted to Islam. Many members of their community using Mistry as surname can be found living today in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Muscat, Maldives, etc., where they have migrated more than a century ago.[2][3]
List of people with surname Mistry
- Bina Mistry, UK Bhangra singer
- Cyrus Pallonji Mistry - current CMD of Tata Sons
- Cyrus Danaei Mistry, Indian writer
- Dhruva Mistry, sculptor
- Fali Mistry (1919-1979), Indian cinematographer and director
- Jal Mistry (1923-2000), Indian cinematographer, four time Filmfare Award winner
- Jimi Mistry, UK actor
- Madhusudan Mistry, Indian politician
- Nita Mistry, character in EastEnders
- Nita Mistry, UK actress
- Pallonji Mistry, Indian entrepreneur
- Pranav Mistry, Inventor of Sixthsense device and Global Vice President of Research at Samsung Electronics.
- Rohinton Mistry, Indian-born Canadian writer
- Shaheen Mistry, Founder, Teach for India
- Punit Mistry, Comedian, Master of PJ in Mumbai India a.k.a. - "The Dassu",Legendary Goon..
See also
References
- ↑ Mistri Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes By Neelam Yadav Page 316.
- ↑ Aga Khan Trust - giving details of Zanzibar Stone City & main developer Haji Mistry of Kutch - a Muslim Kadia example of use of Mistry surname by Muslim Kadia
- ↑ Pakistan labour gazette, Volume 15, 1967