Shek

Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek⁶), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Shek (plural Sheks)

1. A surname from Cantonese.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shek is the 36048^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Shek is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (80.87%) and White (11.9%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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