Maitra (Bengali: মৈত্র), alternatively spelled as Moitra or Maitreya is a Bengali Hindu surname found among the Bengali Brahmins of Varendra clan.[1] It is one of the oldest surnames of Bengal, coming from the Varendra Brahmin clans.

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  1. ^ Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath (1896). Hindu Castes and Sects. Kolkata: Thacker, Spink And Co. p. 42. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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