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Moghaddam Name Meaning

Iranian: from a Persian spelling of the Arabic title muqaddam (from the root qdm ‘to be in front of’) denoting various civil or religious officials (literally ‘someone placed in the forefront or at the head of something’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mohammad, Mohamad, Moncada, Haddan, Mouradian, Mcadams, Geoghagan

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Between 1991 and 2004, in the United States, Moghaddam life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Moghaddam in 1991 was 68, and 70 in 2004.

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