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'''Shroff''' is a surname. '''Shroff''' is a surname.


The word is derived from the ] word ''saraf'' (] merchant), which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic ''ṣarrāf''. The word is also used to mean a cashier, especially in a ] or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents in East Asia, and a ] or ] in South Asia.
The word is derived from the ] word <ref>{{Cite web|last=Raj|title=Saraf Caste Definition – Desi Times|url=https://news.desigoogly.com/blog/saraf-caste-definition/|access-date=2021-03-28|language=en-US}}</ref>''saraf'' (] merchant), <ref>{{Citation|title=सुनार|date=2020-06-15|url=https://hi.wikipedia.org/search/?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0&oldid=4804004|work=विकिपीडिया|language=hi|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=History of the Mair Rajputs|url=https://mairrajputs.tripod.com/history.html#:~:text=Ibbetson%20mentioned%20the%20Mair%20Rajputs,to%20agriculture%20(Rose%2054).|access-date=2021-03-28|website=mairrajputs.tripod.com}}</ref><ins>alternately, Sunar or Swarnkar is a Hindu caste in India referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. The community is primarily Hindu and they are </ins><ref>{{Cite web|title=History of the Mair Rajputs|url=https://mairrajputs.tripod.com/history.html#:~:text=Ibbetson%20mentioned%20the%20Mair%20Rajputs,to%20agriculture%20(Rose%2054).|access-date=2021-03-28|website=mairrajputs.tripod.com}}</ref><ins>Kshatriya and </ins><ref>{{Citation|title=Daivadnya Brahmin|date=2021-03-21|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Daivadnya_Brahmin&oldid=1013439078|work=Misplaced Pages|language=en|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ins>Brahman by origin, and found usually in Northern India</ins> which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic <nowiki>''ṣarrāf''</nowiki>. The word is also used <ins>in East Asia which</ins> mean a cashier, especially in a parking lot or payement car park or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents, and a <ins>money lender or zamindar,</ins> and a ] or ] in South Asia.


==List of people with surname Shroff== ==List of people with surname Shroff==
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Revision as of 13:40, 28 March 2021

This article is about the name. Not to be confused with Shroff Eye Hospital.

Shroff is a surname.

The word is derived from the Hindustani word saraf (bullion merchant), which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic ṣarrāf. The word is also used to mean a cashier, especially in a car park or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents in East Asia, and a money changer or banker in South Asia.

List of people with surname Shroff

See also

Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Shroff.
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