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The Origin of the Patra surname & caste, found in Odisha, West Bengal, and other states of India and abroad.

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पात्र उपाधि/ उपनाम   को लोग गलती से पात्रा कह देते हैं। Surname (उपनाम/कुलनाम ) and Title (उपाधि/पदवी) :- Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, physical characteristics, etc. Surnames and titles or decorations used along with the proper names commonly added at the end of the names - are either genealogical or professional and sometimes topographical. The genealogical surname has been in use from generation to generation and it is generally a family name some of which may even have been personal names. Professional names have also been adopted as family names and are regularly used as surnames. It has been a practice for quite a few centuries to award titles  (उपाधि/पदवी) to persons who occupy positions of distinction in intelligence, learning, wealth, honor, etc. Persons who have rendered meritorious service to the country have also been award...