Shakur
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.
Proper noun
editShakur (plural Shakurs)
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shakur is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Shakur is most common among Black/African American (68.92%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.1%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shakur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.