Begum

See also: begum, bégum, and Begüm

English

Alternative forms

• Begun

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বেগম (begom), the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey.

Proper noun

Begum (plural Begums)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Begum is the 2924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12255 individuals. Begum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Begum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.

Anagrams

• gumbe