The rahman Surname

rahman Name Meaning and History

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic ra?hman ‘most gracious’, usually forming part of a compound name such as ?Abd ur-Ra?hman ‘servant of the Most Gracious’. ur-Ra?hman (al-Rahman) ‘the Most Gracious’ is an attribute of Allah. ?Abd ur-Ra?hman ibn ?Awf was one of the Companions to whom the Prophet Muhammad gave the good news of entering into paradise. This name is widespread throughout the Muslim world.
German (Rahmann): variant of Rademann, topographic name from Low German Rade ‘area cleared of forest’, or a habitational name for someone from any of the places named Rade, from this word. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name for someone from Rahm (see Rahm 1).

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Distribution of rahman Families in the US in 1920

Number of rahman families

6-10

3-5

1-2

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Son of Barry Rahman & Susan Brogan Born in NJ 5-29-1982	mbrogan	2
Rahman, Mary Katherine b. 1842	annriopelle12	4
Indiana Rehman/ Rahman	stitchinfox	0
Victor Arthur Rahmann, Maryborough QLD, AUSTRALIA	Scott Bird	0
Abdul K. Rahman	SharonRegina	0
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