Editing Sheth

{{wiktionary|Sheth}}
'''Sheth''' (also '''Seth''') is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Odisha]] and [[West Bengal]]. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् ({{IAST3|śreṣṭhin}}), meaning "banker/head of a guild".<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Last Name Facts |url=https://forebears.io/surnames/sheth |website=Forebears |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> 

It may also be a variant of the Western European surname [[Seth (surname)|Seth]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheth Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=sheth |website=ancestry.co.uk |accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see [[Sheehy]]);{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} or of the Indian surnames [[Shah (surname)|Shah]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} or [[Shett]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

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==
*[[Sethi]]
*[[Shett]]
*[[Chettiar]]
*[[Seth (surname)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Hindustani origin]]