Shabazz

English

Etymology

From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

Proper noun

Shabazz (plural Shabazzes)

A surname.
(religion) According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Shabazz is the 8353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3963 individuals. Shabazz is most common among Black/African American (88.44%) individuals.