Shastri

See also: shastri

English

Alternative forms

  • Shastry, Sastry

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī, “scholar”).

Proper noun

Shastri (plural Shastris)

  1. A surname from Sanskrit.
    Lal Bahadur Shastri

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Shastri is the 40672nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Shastri is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.85%) individuals.

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