Majid

See also: majid

English

Alternative forms

• Majeed

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مجيد (majīd, “majestic, magnificent”). This surname is mostly found in Iraq.

Proper noun

Majid (plural Majids)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Majid is the 21700^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1200 individuals. Majid is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (57.33%) and White (23.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Majid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.