Farooq

English

Alternative forms

• Farooqi, Farooqui

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Farooq (plural Farooqs)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farooq is the 16295^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1770 individuals. Farooq is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farooq”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 553.