Frequency: (316)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Arabic: from the Arabic personal name ῾Abbūd, meaning ‘devoted worshiper’. This name is found among Christian Arabs as well as Muslims.
GIVEN NAMES: Arabic 26%; French 7%. Namir (4), Bechara (2), Fady (2), Fayez (2), Hoda (2), Ibrahim (2), Nabil (2), Najib (2), Abdallah, Abdo, Adli, Amin; Antoine (2), Raymonde (2), Camille, Francois, Marcelle, Pierre.
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