Amjad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أمجد (ʔamjad, “most glorious”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Amjad (plural Amjads)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Amjad is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Amjad is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (85.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amjad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 35.