Shetty (Kannada: [ʃeʈːi]) is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt community, they were traditionally a part of the Nagavanshi Kshatriyas. [1] The word 'Shetray' is anglicised as Shetty, meaning nobility. [2]
The word Shetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as Seṭhī ( Devanagari: सेठी), and then Śeṭ ( Devanagari: शेट) or Śeṭī ( Devanagari: शेटी). [3]
Notable people with the surname Shetty, include:
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), Indian politician and philanthropist
- Abhilash Shetty (born 1993), Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
- Adhitya Shetty (born 2004), Indian-Emirati cricketer
- Ahan Shetty (born 1995), Indian actor
- Aishani Shetty (born 1995), Indian actress and director
- Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur
- Anand Shetty (c. 1961–2013), Indian athlete
- Anushka Shetty (born 1981), Indian actress
- Ashrita Shetty (born 1993), Indian actress
- Athiya Shetty (born 1992), Indian actress
- Avantika Shetty (born 1986), Indian actress
- B. Nagaraja Shetty, Indian politician
- B. R. Shetty (born 1942), Indian-Emirati entrepreneur
- B. Subbayya Shetty, Indian politician
- B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist
- B. Vittaldas Shetty, Indian politician
- Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), Indian diplomat
- Bharath Shetty Y (born 1971), Indian politician
- Bharathi Shetty (born 1960), Indian politician
- Bhaskar Shetty (1964–2016), Indian businessman and murder victim
- Bhoomi Shetty (born 1998), Indian actress
- Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty (1944–2016), Indian writer
- Bravish Shetty (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- Chandan Shetty (born 1989), Indian music artist
- Champa Shetty, Indian actress and filmmaker
- Chirag Shetty (born 1997), Indian badminton player
- Damini Kanwal Shetty, Indian actress, producer and writer
- Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), Indian actor, model and entrepreneur
- Deepak Shetty (born 1991), Indian cricketer
- Devi Shetty (born 1953), Indian philanthropist and cardiac surgeon
- Dheekshith Shetty (born 1991), Indian actor
- Emily Shetty (born 1984), American politician and attorney
- Farnaz Shetty, Indian actress
- Gopal Shetty (born 1954), Indian politician
- Gurukiran Shetty (born 1970), Indian music director
- Halady Srinivas Shetty (born 1951), Indian politician
- Hriday Shetty, Indian film director
- I. M. Jayarama Shetty (1951–2014), Indian politician
- J. V. Shetty (died 2014), Indian banker
- Jay Shetty (born 1987), British motivational speaker
- K. Amarnath Shetty (1939/1940–2020), Indian politician
- K. K. Shetty (1901–1987), Indian politician
- K. Madhukar Shetty (1971–2018), IPS officer
- K. Prathapachandra Shetty (born 1950), Indian politician
- Kalidas Shetty, Indian-American food scientist
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- Kartik Shetty (born 1987), Indian actor and director
- Kavya Shetty (born 1989), Indian actress and model
- Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty (died 2016), Indian judge
- Kobi Shetty, Australian politician
- Krithi Shetty (born 2003), Indian actress
- Likith Shetty (born 1989), Indian actor
- M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor
- Mahesh Shetty (born 1984), Indian actor
- Manmohan Shetty, Indian entrepreneur
- Manohar Shetty (born 1953), Indian Goa-based poet
- Megha Shetty (born 1998), Indian actress
- Mona Ghosh Shetty, Indian voice actor
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty (1915–1981), Indian banker
- Neetha Shetty, Indian television actress
- Neha Shetty (born 1999), Indian actress
- Niranjan Shetty (born 1980), Indian actor
- Nitya Shetty, Indian actress
- Pooja Shri Shetty (born 1990), Indian martial artist
- Prakash Shetty (born 1960), Indian cartoonist
- Pramod Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor
- R. N. Shetty (1928–2020), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist
- Rahul Shetty, Indian dancer and choreographer
- Raj Shetty (born 1960), Indian hotelier
- Raj B. Shetty (born 1987), Indian actor and film director
- Raj Deepak Shetty (born 1978), Indian actor
- Rakshit Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor and film director
- Rashmi Shetty, Indian dermatologist
- Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer
- Rishab Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor and film director
- Rohit Shetty (born 1974), Indian film director and stuntman
- Roopesh Shetty (born 1991), Indian actor
- Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International
- Sanam Shetty (born 1988), Indian actress and model
- Sanchita Shetty (born 1989), Indian actress
- Sandeep Shetty, Indian actor
- Sanil Shetty (born 1989), Indian table-tennis player
- Satish Shetty (1970–2010), Indian activist
- Shakunthala T. Shetty (born 1947), Indian politician
- Shamita Shetty (born 1979), Indian interior designer, former actress and model
- Shantharam Shetty (born 1942), Indian orthopedic surgeon
- Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), Indian businessman and chairman
- Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), Indian actress
- Shine Shetty, Indian actor
- Shweta Shetty (born 1969), Indian-German based singer
- Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty (1952–2014), Indian Yakshagana artist
- Sini Shetty (born 2001), Indian model
- Sowkoor Jayaprakash Shetty (1935–2015), Indian lawyer and politician
- Srinidhi Shetty (born 1992), Indian actress and model
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), Indian artist
- Suniel Shetty (born 1961), Indian actor, producer and entrepreneur
- Suresh Shetty (born 1955), Indian politician
- Trisha Shetty (born 1990), Indian activist
- V. P. Shetty, Indian banker
- Vajrang Shetty (born 1990), Indian actor
- Varuna Shetty, Indian actress
- Vijith Shetty (born 1981), Indian footballer
- Vikrant Shetty (born 1983), Indian-Emirati cricketer
- Vishwanath Shetty (died 2015), Indian judge and murder victim
- Yagna Shetty, Indian actress
- Yashas Shetty, Indian artist
- Yele Mallappa Shetty (1815–1887), Indian merchant and philanthropist
- Yannick Shetty (born 1995), Austrian politician
- Halady Srinivas Shetty, Indian Politician, Philanthropist, Social Justice Activist.
- ^ Wendt, Reinhard (2006). An Indian to the Indians?: On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05161-3.
- ^ "History of Bunts :Bunt's are originally from Tulu Nadu". 3 May 2016.
- ^ Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti, Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication
This page lists people with the
surname Shetty.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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Shetty (Kannada: [ʃeʈːi]) is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of India. Found amongst the Bunt community, they were traditionally a part of the Nagavanshi Kshatriyas. [1] The word 'Shetray' is anglicised as Shetty, meaning nobility. [2]
The word Shetty is derived from the Sanskrit word Śreṣṭha ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or Śreṣṭhin ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior, Prakritised as Seṭhī ( Devanagari: सेठी), and then Śeṭ ( Devanagari: शेट) or Śeṭī ( Devanagari: शेटी). [3]
Notable people with the surname Shetty, include:
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), Indian politician and philanthropist
- Abhilash Shetty (born 1993), Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
- Adhitya Shetty (born 2004), Indian-Emirati cricketer
- Ahan Shetty (born 1995), Indian actor
- Aishani Shetty (born 1995), Indian actress and director
- Ajit Shetty (born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur
- Anand Shetty (c. 1961–2013), Indian athlete
- Anushka Shetty (born 1981), Indian actress
- Ashrita Shetty (born 1993), Indian actress
- Athiya Shetty (born 1992), Indian actress
- Avantika Shetty (born 1986), Indian actress
- B. Nagaraja Shetty, Indian politician
- B. R. Shetty (born 1942), Indian-Emirati entrepreneur
- B. Subbayya Shetty, Indian politician
- B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist
- B. Vittaldas Shetty, Indian politician
- Balkrishna Shetty (born 1950), Indian diplomat
- Bharath Shetty Y (born 1971), Indian politician
- Bharathi Shetty (born 1960), Indian politician
- Bhaskar Shetty (1964–2016), Indian businessman and murder victim
- Bhoomi Shetty (born 1998), Indian actress
- Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty (1944–2016), Indian writer
- Bravish Shetty (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- Chandan Shetty (born 1989), Indian music artist
- Champa Shetty, Indian actress and filmmaker
- Chirag Shetty (born 1997), Indian badminton player
- Damini Kanwal Shetty, Indian actress, producer and writer
- Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), Indian actor, model and entrepreneur
- Deepak Shetty (born 1991), Indian cricketer
- Devi Shetty (born 1953), Indian philanthropist and cardiac surgeon
- Dheekshith Shetty (born 1991), Indian actor
- Emily Shetty (born 1984), American politician and attorney
- Farnaz Shetty, Indian actress
- Gopal Shetty (born 1954), Indian politician
- Gurukiran Shetty (born 1970), Indian music director
- Halady Srinivas Shetty (born 1951), Indian politician
- Hriday Shetty, Indian film director
- I. M. Jayarama Shetty (1951–2014), Indian politician
- J. V. Shetty (died 2014), Indian banker
- Jay Shetty (born 1987), British motivational speaker
- K. Amarnath Shetty (1939/1940–2020), Indian politician
- K. K. Shetty (1901–1987), Indian politician
- K. Madhukar Shetty (1971–2018), IPS officer
- K. Prathapachandra Shetty (born 1950), Indian politician
- Kalidas Shetty, Indian-American food scientist
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- Kartik Shetty (born 1987), Indian actor and director
- Kavya Shetty (born 1989), Indian actress and model
- Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty (died 2016), Indian judge
- Kobi Shetty, Australian politician
- Krithi Shetty (born 2003), Indian actress
- Likith Shetty (born 1989), Indian actor
- M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor
- Mahesh Shetty (born 1984), Indian actor
- Manmohan Shetty, Indian entrepreneur
- Manohar Shetty (born 1953), Indian Goa-based poet
- Megha Shetty (born 1998), Indian actress
- Mona Ghosh Shetty, Indian voice actor
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty (1915–1981), Indian banker
- Neetha Shetty, Indian television actress
- Neha Shetty (born 1999), Indian actress
- Niranjan Shetty (born 1980), Indian actor
- Nitya Shetty, Indian actress
- Pooja Shri Shetty (born 1990), Indian martial artist
- Prakash Shetty (born 1960), Indian cartoonist
- Pramod Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor
- R. N. Shetty (1928–2020), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist
- Rahul Shetty, Indian dancer and choreographer
- Raj Shetty (born 1960), Indian hotelier
- Raj B. Shetty (born 1987), Indian actor and film director
- Raj Deepak Shetty (born 1978), Indian actor
- Rakshit Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor and film director
- Rashmi Shetty, Indian dermatologist
- Reshma Shetty (born 1977), British-American actress and singer
- Rishab Shetty (born 1983), Indian actor and film director
- Rohit Shetty (born 1974), Indian film director and stuntman
- Roopesh Shetty (born 1991), Indian actor
- Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International
- Sanam Shetty (born 1988), Indian actress and model
- Sanchita Shetty (born 1989), Indian actress
- Sandeep Shetty, Indian actor
- Sanil Shetty (born 1989), Indian table-tennis player
- Satish Shetty (1970–2010), Indian activist
- Shakunthala T. Shetty (born 1947), Indian politician
- Shamita Shetty (born 1979), Indian interior designer, former actress and model
- Shantharam Shetty (born 1942), Indian orthopedic surgeon
- Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), Indian businessman and chairman
- Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), Indian actress
- Shine Shetty, Indian actor
- Shweta Shetty (born 1969), Indian-German based singer
- Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty (1952–2014), Indian Yakshagana artist
- Sini Shetty (born 2001), Indian model
- Sowkoor Jayaprakash Shetty (1935–2015), Indian lawyer and politician
- Srinidhi Shetty (born 1992), Indian actress and model
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), Indian artist
- Suniel Shetty (born 1961), Indian actor, producer and entrepreneur
- Suresh Shetty (born 1955), Indian politician
- Trisha Shetty (born 1990), Indian activist
- V. P. Shetty, Indian banker
- Vajrang Shetty (born 1990), Indian actor
- Varuna Shetty, Indian actress
- Vijith Shetty (born 1981), Indian footballer
- Vikrant Shetty (born 1983), Indian-Emirati cricketer
- Vishwanath Shetty (died 2015), Indian judge and murder victim
- Yagna Shetty, Indian actress
- Yashas Shetty, Indian artist
- Yele Mallappa Shetty (1815–1887), Indian merchant and philanthropist
- Yannick Shetty (born 1995), Austrian politician
- Halady Srinivas Shetty, Indian Politician, Philanthropist, Social Justice Activist.
- ^ Wendt, Reinhard (2006). An Indian to the Indians?: On the Initial Failure and the Posthumous Success of the Missionary Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-05161-3.
- ^ "History of Bunts :Bunt's are originally from Tulu Nadu". 3 May 2016.
- ^ Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti, Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication
This page lists people with the
surname Shetty.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.