Haddad

For the Sahelian group, see Haddad (ethnic group).

Haddad or Hadad (Semitic: "blacksmith") is a common family name and personal name. Hadad was also a Semitic storm-god.

The original Haddad (Aramaicܚܕܕ or ܚܕܐܕ ) name means Blacksmith in ancient Semitic. The Haddad name dates back to the Phoenician era of the Eastern Mediterranean. People who have the last name of Haddad are often Christian whereas among Tunisians they tend to be Jewish. Haddad is the most commonly used Christian surname in the Eastern Mediterranean and Arab World. Though a small number of the Haddad clan converted to Islam in the Levant. The Haddad Christians live in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Iraq, Egypt and Turkey (Turabdin, southeastern Turkey. In the Aramaic-Turoyo dialect they are also known as "Hadodo ܚܕܕܐ" - but after the prohibition of the use of non-Turkish names 1934 they took Turkish names. Haddad is the most common surname in Lebanon, with about 2.42% or 96,800 people having the surname in Lebanon alone.^{[citation needed]}

Haddadin is the most common Christian surname in Jordan and the largest Christian family in Jordan, with about 35,000 people having the surname in Jordan.

Bibliography

• Cox, Jeanine (2004). The perfect name: a step-by-step guide to naming your baby (Illustrated ed.). Barnes & Noble Publishing. ISBN 0760742952, 9780760742952. http://books.google.ca/books?id=BEYvK39YKFUC&pg=PA288&dq=haddad+%22family+name%22#v=onepage&q=haddad%20%22family%20name%22&f=false.