Shams
See also: shams
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams).
Proper noun
Shams (plural Shamses)
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shams is the 22733rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1127 individuals. Shams is most common among White (53.86%), Asian/Pacific Islander (31.06%) and Mixed Race (11.62%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Shams
- plural of Sham
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shams”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.