1) Indian family name 
Shenoy (Devanagari: शणै or शणय) is a common surname amongst the Goud Saraswat Brahmins and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins in India. They usually speak Konkani which is considered as their mother tongue. ==Etymology== The original word is Shrenipati or the leader of the guild, which got converted as Shennivayi in Apabhraṃśa, and later as ...