Mehta

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Indian (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab^{[citation needed]}, and Bombay city): Hindu (Bania, Vania, Brahman, Khatri), Jain, Parsi, Sikh^{[citation needed]} name meaning ‘chief’ in several modern Indian languages, from Sanskrit mahita ‘praised’, ‘great’ (from mah- ‘to praise or magnify’). In Gujarati it has come to mean ‘teacher’, ‘accountant’, probably because teachers and accountants were respectfully so addressed in Gujarat.

In North India, the Marwari/Punjabi^{[citation needed]} Oswal and Porwal Banias and the Punjabi Hindu Khatris^{[citation needed]} also have clans called Mehta. ^[1]. In addition, "Mehta" was also used as a feudal title in Rajasthan. Many Marwari and Punjabi Jains^{[citation needed]} have also adopted "Mehta", like "Jain", as their last names.

Notable Individuals with this surname :

• Ankit Mehta, A world renowed economist from the University of Michigan
• Nicky Mehta, one of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' Jennies
• Pherozeshah Mehta, an Indian political leader, activist, and leading lawyer
• Raghubirlal Mehta, One of the earliest (1900's) police commissioners of Calcutta
• Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor of Western classical music
• Narsinh Mehta, (1414? – 1481?) was a well-known poet-saint of Gujarat, India.
• Viren Mehta, a renowned Healthcare Industry Analyst, New York, USA

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