Surname · also Hindi

Shroff

“monet charger”

Shroff is a surname from Hindi, ultimately from Arabic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shroff goes back to Urdu صَرَّاف, meaning “monet charger.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Shroff comes from Hindi, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hindi सर्राफ़, from Urdu صَرَّاف (“monet charger”), from Classical Persian صَرَّاف, from Arabic صَرَّاف; its root is Arabic ص ر ف.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shroff’s family of names

In English usage, Shroff as a surname has a related form in SARAF.

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ShroffSaraf

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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