Shenoy is a surname from coastal Karnataka and Goa in India.[1] It is found among Hindus of the Goud Saraswat Brahmin community following Smartha Sampradaya of Kavale Matha or Madhva Sampradaya of either Gokarna Matha or Kashi Matha.[2]
Some Brahmin Christian families of South Canara have reverted to their pre-conversion surnames like Shenoy.[3]
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