Atre or Atri (Athri) is a Hindu kshatriya patronymic surname and gotra from the ancient sage. In Maharashtra, the surname is mainly found among kshatriya community. In Uttar Pradesh & Gujarat, the surname is found among yadavas. It is also a gotra in the Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community [1]

Notable people with the surname includes

  • Pralhad Keshav Atre (1898–1969), Marathi writer, poet, educationist, movie producer–director–script writer and orator
  • Shubhangi Atre, Indian television actress
  • Prabha Atre, Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana
  • Shaku Atre (born 1940), Indian-born American data scientist and businesswoman
  • Rasheed Attre (Atre), Pakistani music director & composer
  • Wajahat Attre (Atre), Pakistani music director & composer

References

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  1. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 95. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1974. p. 31.