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*[[Vatsal Sheth]], Bollywood actor
*[[Vatsal Sheth]], Bollywood actor


==See also==
Sheth in Gujarat are different from Seth in Northen India. Sheth in Gukarat and Mu.bai are mostly Bania (trader community) or Jain.
*[[Sethi]]
*[[Shett]]
*[[Chettiar]]
*[[Seth (surname)]]


==References==
==References==

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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:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sheth Last Name Facts". Forebears. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sheth Family History". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.