Begun
See also: begun
English
editEtymology
editTwo possible origins:
- Borrowed from Belarusian бегу́н (bjehún, “runner”), a nickname used in the local Jewish community.
- A variant of Begum, an Indian surname found in the Muslim community.
Proper noun
editBegun (plural Beguns)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Begun is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Begun is most common among White (58.08%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (40.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Begun”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.