Shum

See also: shum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Proper noun

Shum (plural Shums)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Shum is the 13627th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2222 individuals. Shum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.1%) and White (14.18%) individuals.

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