Asfour

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُصْفُور (ʕuṣfūr, “small bird; sparrow”).

Proper noun

Asfour (plural Asfours)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Asfour is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Asfour is most common among White (86.06%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asfour”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 62.