Kassis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِسِّيس (qissīs, “priest, pastor, parson”).

Proper noun

Kassis (plural Kassises)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kassis is the 27756^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 866 individuals. Kassis is most common among White (88.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kassis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 281.