Shetty

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Region of origin India		Language(s) of origin Sanskrit
Meaning toponymic; literally "Head of a mercantile or other guild"

Shetty is a surname from coastal Karnataka in India. It is found among Hindus and Jains of the Bunt community.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname Shetty include:

A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist

Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur

Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress

Atulya Shetty (born 1996), American chess player

Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), diplomat

B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur

B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist

Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur

Devi Shetty, philanthropist and cardiac surgeon

Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India

K. K. Shetty (1901–?), journalist

Manmohan Shetty, entrepreneur

M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor

Prakash Shetty (born 1960), cartoonist

Rakshit Shetty, actor, film director

Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer

R. N. Shetty (born 1928), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist

Rohit Shetty, film director

Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International

Shamita Shetty (born 1979), interior designer, former actress and model

Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), former chairman of Allcargo Logistics

Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), actress

Shweta Shetty (born 1970), German based singer

Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist

Suniel Shetty (born 1961), actor, producer and entrepreneur

V. P. Shetty, Indian banker

Yagna Shetty, Kannada actress

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