Shammas
See also: shammas
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic شماس (šammās, “deacon, sexton”), a popular surname in the Christian community.
Proper noun
editShammas (plural Shammases)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shammas is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Shammas is most common among White (93.67%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shammas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.