Shakur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shakur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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