Shastri

== English == === Alternative forms === Shastry, Sastry === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi शास्त्री (śāstrī, “scholar”). === Proper noun === Shastri (plural Shastris) 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. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shastri”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.