Faisal
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).
Proper noun
editFaisal (plural Faisals)
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faisal is the 29918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 785 individuals. Faisal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.46%) and White (13.63%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faisal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
- Forebears