Shabazz
English edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).
Proper noun edit
Shabazz (plural Shabazzes)
- A surname.
- (religion) According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shabazz is the 8353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3963 individuals. Shabazz is most common among Black/African American (88.44%) individuals.