Beg
See also: beg
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Hindi बेग (beg).
- Borrowed from Turkish Beg, from beg (“bey”).
- Borrowed from Slovene Beg, from beg (“escape, getaway”).
Proper noun
Beg (plural Begs)
- A surname, from Hindi.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beg is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Beg is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.82%) and White (18.04%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Beg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN