Dawood
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic دَاوُود (dāwūd). Doublet of David.
Proper noun
editDawood (plural Dawoods)
- (Islam) David
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
Translations
editgiven name or surname
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dawood is the 16,108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1797 individuals. Dawood is most common among White (67.39%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.31%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dawood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 417.