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Setty
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Setty is an Indian surname used by various south Indian castes most notably are Arya Vysya, Balija, Ganiga or Gandla , Padmashalis and Nagarathars. Its variants are Shetty used in Karnataka, Setty used in Andhra Pradesh, and Chetty used in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Similar variants are also used in north India like Sethji, Sethi and Shreshti. Its said to be derived from Shreshti in Sanskrit which means a very important person or from the Tamil root eti which means to trade. These surnames are primarily used by castes which are engaged in trade, Shetty is used by the Tulu speaking Bunt community from Tulu Nadu who are top business men in the country and . Chetty and Chettiar are used by various trading castes in Kerala and Tamil Nadu who run big multi national corporations. All these castes are engaged in trade and Bramhins treat them as and perform their day to day rituals as per bramhinical customs for a fee. People with this surname include: * Suman Setty, Indian actor from Balija caste. * Neelam Setty, Indian actress from Balija caste. * MK Panduranga Setty, a renowned educationist of Bangalore. 
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