Mehrotra

Mehrotra is a surname of Indian origin that is used by families in India and among the Indian diaspora. It is found across northern and central regions, and among communities engaged in diverse professions. Through migration and globalization, Mehrotra households have established communities abroad, notably in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

In scholarly and professional contexts, individuals bearing the Mehrotra surname have contributed to science, engineering, education, business, and culture, reflecting the dispersion of people with this name.

In mathematics and optimization, Mehrotra's predictor-corrector method is a widely used interior-point algorithm for solving linear programming and convex optimization problems; it is named after a researcher bearing the Mehrotra surname.

The spelling of the name may appear with transliteration variants in English records, but the pronunciation typically remains similar. Mehrotra is one of several Indian surnames that indicate linguistic or regional origins, and its bearers have made contributions across global communities.