How common is the surname Shetty?

2,213 people in the United States had the surname Shetty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. It ranked 13,682nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shetty?

Reshma Shetty, British actress.

Where is the surname Shetty most common?

Wikidata records people named Shetty in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Shetty getting more or less common?

More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,213 in 2010, up 103%.

The surname Shetty

A Kannada surname, carried by 2,213 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shetty is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

Kannada origin

Borrowed from Kannada ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ (śeṭṭi).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,213 people named Shetty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. That is up 103% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,092.

#13,682

rank among US surnames

2,213

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+102.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,098)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,674	Domino	2,214	139,451
#13,682	Kirchoff	2,213	139,514
#13,690	Mani	2,212	139,578

Who is named Shetty

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Shetty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
White (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Shettys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reshma Shetty
British actress, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shetty

Shetty has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Questions

Where does the surname Shetty come from?: Borrowed from Kannada ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ (śeṭṭi).
How common is the surname Shetty?: 2,213 people in the United States had the surname Shetty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,514 Americans. It ranked 13,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shetty?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Shetty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shetty?: Reshma Shetty, British actress.
Where is the surname Shetty most common?: Wikidata records people named Shetty in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Shetty getting more or less common?: More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,213 in 2010, up 103%.