Shakur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.

Proper noun

Shakur (plural Shakurs)

1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A male given name from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shakur is the 38439^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Shakur is most common among Black/African American (68.92%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shakur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Hruska, Kuhars, Shukra