'''Shroff''' is a surname. The word is derived from the Hindustani word ''saraf'' (bullion merchant, Baniya), which in turn, is ultimately derived from the Arabic ''ṣarrāf''. The word is also used to mean a cashier, especially in a car park or identity card, car licensing offices and public service agents in East Asia, and a money changer or banker in South Asia.{{fact|date=June 2022}} In Hong Kong a shroff may be a place to conduct payments.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Lisa |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2079497/where-word-shroff-came-and-its-many-meanings |title=Where the word ‘shroff’ came from, and its many meanings |newspaper=South China Morning Post | date=2017-03-17 |accessdate=2022-06-06}}</ref> In 2016 the word "shroff" became a part of the Oxford English Dictionary.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/hk-magazine/article/2037921/oxford-english-dictionary-adds-hong-kong-words-yum-cha-now |title=Oxford English Dictionary Adds Hong Kong Words: "Yum Cha" Now Totally Legit |agency=HK Magazine | newspaper=South China Morning Post | date=2016-05-12 |accessdate=2022-06-06}}</ref> thumb|Portrait of Shroff banker in Sindh
==List of people with surname Shroff== * Anaita Shroff Adajania (born 1972), Indian fashion stylist * Anish Shroff, American anchor for ESPNews since 2008 * Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff (1899–1965), Indian industrialist, banker and economist * Boman Shroff, Indian actor, stuntman, director, writer, producer * Esmayeel Shroff (born 1960), Indian film director and writer * Jackie Shroff (born 1957), Indian actor * {{anbl|Marie Shroff}} * Pervin Shroff, Indian scientist * Pesi Shroff (born 1965), Indian jockey * Sachin Shroff (born 1972), Indian actor * Sahil Shroff, Indian model and actor * Sunil Shroff, Indian urology and transplant surgeon * Sunita Shroff, British television presenter and actress * Tiger Shroff (born 1990), Indian model and actor * Zenobia Shroff, Indian-American actress
==See also== * SARAF * Sarraf * Sharaf
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{{surname}} Category:Surnames of Indian origin Category:Occupational surnames