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Arshad Name Meaning

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic arshad ‘most reasonable most rightly guided’ an elative of rashīd ‘rightly guided right-minded’ (see Rashid ).

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


Similar surnames: Shad, Assad, Aswad, Ashraf, Harstad, Austad, Erstad, Barstad, Alstad

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Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Arshad life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Arshad in 1969 was 86, and 46 in 2003.

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