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[Surname] QUREISHI - arabic meaning?
does anybody know what exactly the surname Qureishi means?
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Possibly someone from the tribe of Quraish? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraysh
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Qureishi is a variant of Qureshi, the origin of which you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Qureshi-family-history.ashx.
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