Frequency: (109)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Polish: from the personal name Baluch, a reduced form of Baltazar.
2. Muslim: ethnic name for someone from Baluchistan.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 19%. Abdul, Aftab, Akram, Fatima, Hashem, Hassan, Mohammed, Muhammad, Munawar, Murad, Nasim, Nasir.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
