Frequency: (210)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic rā’id ‘model’, ‘leader’, ‘pioneer’.
2. Dutch: metonymic occupational name for an adviser, counselor, or member of a town council, from raad ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 24%; French 5%. Nader (3), Naji (3), Ahmad (2), Ali (2), Amal (2), Hassan (2), Azim, Fadi, Fahed, Feryal, Ghassan, Hani; Camille, Dominique, Emile, Jean-Pierre.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
