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'''Sheth''' is a surname most commonly found in [[India]], particularly in the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Last Name Facts |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/sheth |website=Forebears |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> |
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'''Sheth''' (also '''Seth''') is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]] and [[West Bengal]]. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् ({{IAST3|śreṣṭhin}}), meaning "banker/head of a guild".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Last Name Facts |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/sheth |website=Forebears |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> |
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It may also be a variant of the Western European surname [[Seth (surname)|Seth]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=sheth |website=ancestry.co.uk |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see [[Sheehy]]);{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} or of the Indian surnames [[Shah (surname)|Shah]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} or [[Shett]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} |
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Notable people with this surname include: |
Notable people with this surname include: |
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*[[Brian Sheth]], American businessman |
*[[Brian Sheth]] (born 1975), American businessman |
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*[[Jagdish Sheth]], professor at |
*[[Jagdish Sheth]] (born 1938), professor at Emory University |
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*[[Sheetal Sheth]], American actress |
*[[Sheetal Sheth]] (born 1976), American actress |
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*[[Vatsal Sheth]], Bollywood actor |
*[[Vatsal Sheth]] (born 1980), Bollywood actor |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Sethi]] |
*[[Sethi]] |
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*[[Shett]] |
*[[Shett]] |
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*[[Chettiar]] |
*[[Chettiar]] |
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*[[Seth (surname)]] |
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Sheth (also Seth) is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha and West Bengal. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (IAST: śreṣṭhin), meaning "banker/head of a guild".[1]
It may also be a variant of the Western European surname Seth;[2] if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy);[citation needed] or of the Indian surnames Shah[citation needed] or Shett.[citation needed]
Notable people with this surname include:
- Brian Sheth (born 1975), American businessman
- Jagdish Sheth (born 1938), professor at Emory University
- Sheetal Sheth (born 1976), American actress
- Vatsal Sheth (born 1980), Bollywood actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sheth Last Name Facts". Forebears. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Sheth Family History". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.