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Semaan Family History

Semaan Surname Meaning

Arabic (Lebanon and Syria): variant of Samaan itself most likely a variant of Samman ‘butter-merchant’.

Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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


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