Qureshi
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قُرَشِيّ (qurašiyy).
Proper noun edit
Qureshi (plural Qureshis)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Qureshi is the 5035th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6966 individuals. Qureshi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.04%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Qureshi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.