Shammas

See also: shammas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شماس (šammās, “deacon, sexton”), a popular surname in the Christian community.

Proper noun

Shammas (plural Shammases)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shammas is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Shammas is most common among White (93.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shammas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.