Sheikh Family History
Sheikh Name Meaning
Muslim:: from Arabic shaikh ‘sheikh’ a title denoting a political or spiritual leader of a community. Shaikh also means ‘chief’ or ‘head’ (Koran 28:23). from a personal name based on Arabic shaikh ‘sheikh’ (see 1 above). Compare Elsheikh and Shaikh .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022