Begum
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Bengali বেগম (begom), the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey.
Proper noun
editBegum (plural Begums)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Begum is the 2924th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12255 individuals. Begum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.6%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Begum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.