Shek
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek6).
Proper noun[edit]
Shek (plural Sheks)
- A surname from Cantonese.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shek is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Shek is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.87%) and White (11.9%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.