Shammas

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic شماس (šammās, “deacon, sexton”), a popular surname in the Christian community. === Proper noun === Shammas (plural Shammases) A surname from Arabic. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Shammas is the 39717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Shammas is most common among White (93.67%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shammas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.