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 (IAST: śreṣṭhin), meaning "banker/head of a guild".[1]

It may also be a variant of the Western European surname Seth;[2] if Scottish or Irish,a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Sithigh or Ó Síthigh (see Sheehy);[citation needed] or of the Indian surnames Shah[citation needed] or Shett.[citation needed]

Notable people with this surname include:

  1. ^ "Sheth Last Name Facts". Forebears. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sheth Family History". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.