Mand
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Mandaic/Mandaean or French mandéen.
Symbol
Mand
- (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Mandaic.
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Dutch and German Mand, from a short form of the personal name Amand.
- Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੰਡ (maṇḍ), a Sikh surname.
Proper noun
Mand (plural Mands)
- A surname from Dutch, German, or Punjabi.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mand is the 38582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Mand is most common among White (56.72%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (37.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mand”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.