Faisal
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English
Etymology
From Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).
Proper noun
Faisal (plural Faisals)
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Faisal is the 29918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 785 individuals. Faisal is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.46%) and White (13.63%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faisal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
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