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".
It may also be a variant of the Western European surname Seth; if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy); or of the Indian surnames Shah or Shett.
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
References
- "Sheth Last Name Facts". Forebears. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Sheth Family History". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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