Shetty is a surname originating from coastal Karnataka state of

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

. Found amongst the Bunt (community). The word ''Shetty'' is derived from the

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word ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठ) or ( Devanagari: श्रेष्ठीन्) meaning superior,

Prakrit The Prakrits (; sa, prākṛta; psu, 𑀧𑀸𑀉𑀤, ; pka, ) are a group of vernacular Middle Indo-Aryan languages that were used in the Indian subcontinent from around the 3rd century BCE to the 8th century CE. The term Prakrit is usu ...

ised as ( Devanagari: सेठी), and then ( Devanagari: शेट) or ( Devanagari: शेटी).''Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti'', Part-1, Page-221 by B.D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication

Notable people

Notable people with the surname Shetty, include: * A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), politician and philanthropist *

Ajit Shetty Ajit, Baron Shetty is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company and subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, with its headquarters in Beerse, Belgium. In February 2012 he reti ...

(born 1946), Indian-Belgian entrepreneur * Anushka Shetty (born 1981), actress * B. R. Shetty (born 1942), entrepreneur *

B. Vithal Shetty Bola Vithal Shetty (Dr.) is an India born American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals o ...

, American scientist *

Balkrishna Shetty Balkrishna Shetty is a retired Indian diplomat who served as India's Ambassador to Sweden, Latvia, Bahrain, Senegal and Mali Early life and education Shetty was born in Kundapura. He completed a B.Sc Honours in Mathematics at Presidency Co ...

(born 1950), diplomat * Bharath Shetty Y (born 1971), Indian politician * Chandan Shetty, music artist * Dayanand Shetty (born 1969), actor, model and entrepreneur *

Deepak Shetty Deepak Bhaskar Shetty (born 28 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 25 December 2019, for Mumbai in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier ...

(born 1991), Indian cricketer * Devi Shetty, philanthropist and cardiac surgeon * Gurukiran Shetty, music director *

Jay Shetty Jay Shetty (born 6 September 1987) is an English author and life coach. As the host of the podcast ''On Purpose'', his guests have included Alicia Keys, Khloe Kardashian, and Kobe Bryant, resulting in over 300 million downloads. He has appear ...

, motivational speaker *

K. K. Shetty Kemthur Kanthappa Shetty (18 April 1901 – 15 August 1987) was an Indian politician. He was a member of Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament from Mangalore. He was a member of Indian National Congress The Indian National ...

(1901–?), journalist *

K Madhukar Shetty Dr. K. Madhukar Shetty (1971-2018) was an Indian Police Service officer of 1999 batch of Karnataka Cadre. He is remembered for working against illegal mining in Karnataka. Early life Shetty was the son of Kannada journalist Vaddarse Raghura ...

(1971-2018), IPS officer * Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India *

Krithi Shetty Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film ''Uppena'' (2021).. She Has Won One Filmfare Award South and One SIIMA Award. Early ...

(born - 2003), Indian actress * M. B. Shetty (1938–1982), Indian choreographer and actor * Manmohan Shetty, entrepreneur *

Manohar Shetty Manohar Shetty (born 1953) is a Goa-based poet considered one of the prominent Indian poets writing in the English language. He has been a Senior Fellow with the Sahitya Akademi, the Indian academy of arts and letters, and his work is found i ...

, Goa based poet * Neha Shetty, Indian actress *

Prakash Shetty Prakash Shetty is an Indian cartoonist and caricaturist known for his Spot caricaturing. Personal life Prakash Shetty was born in Mangalore, Karnataka on 1 April 1960. He earned a degree in Bachelor of Arts. Career He started drawing cartoons ...

(born 1960), cartoonist * R. N. Shetty (born 1928), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and educationist *

Raj B. Shetty Raj B. Shetty is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Kannada film industry. He gained recognition through his directorial debut, '' Ondu Motteya Kathe'' (2017), which was a huge commercial success. He further cemented ...

, Indian actor and film director *

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt famil ...

, Indian actor and film director *

Reshma Shetty Reshma Shetty (born 2 November 1977) is a British actress, best known for her role as Divya Katdare on the USA Network TV series ''Royal Pains''. Early life Shetty was born on November 2, 1977 to Hindu Indian parents in Manchester, England and wa ...

(born 1977), British-American actress and singer * Rishab Shetty, Indian actor and film director * Rohit Shetty, film director * Salil Shetty (born 1961), Secretary General of Amnesty International * Sanam Shetty (born 1988), actress * Sanchita Shetty, actress * Shamita Shetty (born 1979), interior designer, former actress and model * Shashi Kiran Shetty (born 1959), former chairman of Allcargo Logistics * Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), actress * Shweta Shetty (born 1969), Indian-German based singer *

Srinidhi Shetty Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. Shetty was crowned as Miss Diva Supranational 2016 at the Miss Diva 2016 pageant and later represented India at Mi ...

, Indian Model & Kannada Film Actress * Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist * Suniel Shetty (born 1961), actor, producer and entrepreneur * V. P. Shetty, Indian banker * Yagna Shetty, Kannada actress * * *

References

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