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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
  • Gurukiran Shetty, music director
  • 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
  • References

    Shetty Wikipedia