Shams

See also: shams

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شمس (šams, “sun”).

Proper noun

Shams (plural Shamses)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shams is the 22733^rd 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

1. plural of Sham

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• HMSAS, SAHMs, Sahms, smash