Siddiq

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صِدِّيق (ṣiddīq, “truthful”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Siddiq (plural Siddiqs)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Siddiq is the 36630^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Siddiq is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (58.03%), White (17.7%) and Black/African American (13.77%) individuals.

Further reading

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