Foehammer’s Anvil

A very disturbing sign of the times in Eurabia from, ironically, The Times in the UK:

Muhammad is now second only to Jack as the most popular name for baby boys in Britain and is likely to rise to No 1 by next year, a study by The Times has found. The name, if all 14 different spellings are included, was shared by 5,991 newborn boys last year, beating Thomas into third place, followed by Joshua and Oliver.

Scholars said that the name’s rise up the league table was driven partly by the growing number of young Muslims having families, coupled with the desire to name their child in honour of the Prophet.

Muhammad Anwar, Professor of Ethnic Relations at Warwick University, said: “Muslim parents like to have something that shows a link with their religion or with the Prophet.”

Although the official names register places the spelling Mohammed at No 23, an analysis of the top 3,000 names provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) puts Muhammad at No 2 once the 14 spellings are taken into account. If its popularity continues — it rose by 12 per cent last year — the name will take the top spot by the end of this year. It first entered the Top 30 in 2000.

The spelling Muhammad, like all transliterations, comes from replacing the Arabic script with what is deemed its closest Latin equivalent. There are many versions in Britain, depending on where the family are from and variations in pronounciation.

Muhammad, which means ‘one who is praiseworthy’, is often given to boys as an honorary prefix and is followed by the name by which they are commonly known. It is regularly cited as the most common name in the world, though there is no concrete evidence.

Mufti Abdul Barkatullah, a former imam at the Finchley mosque in northwest London, said: “Parents who name their son Muhammad believe that the name has an effect on their personality and future characteristics. They are saying that this boy will be of good character.

What’s in a name? If a name truly does have power over the personality of a person, it would account for much; Muhammad was no choir boy.

“Some people may not really understand the history of the Prophet Muhammad and the name but they still want the association so they can be recognised as one of his followers.

Or perhaps they do understand the history of the man and they want to emulate a pedophile and murderer? No wonder the imam, who must be very familiar with the history of Muhammad, wants to leave that door open to conjecture.

“In Arab countries, the name Muhammad is said when you don’t know the name of someone. On the sub-continent, it is different: Muhammad can be used either before or after another name.

“When you get to the UK, it is essentially about translating the sound of the Arabic into English. A nonArab Muslim would have the name ending in -ed while an Arab Muslim would adopt the -ad ending.”

Overall, Muslims account for 3 per cent of the British population, about 1.5 million people. However, the Muslim birthrate is roughly three times higher than the nonMuslim one.

As of this writing, the current U.S. population is 302,017,961. It is believed that roughly 6 million Americans are Muslims. Additionally, we shouldn’t forget to toss in upwards of 20 million illegals. How many illegals are Muslims I do not know, but you can bet more than a few. This puts the percentage of Muslims in the United States at roughly 2%. But don’t rest easy. It is believed that the Muslim population in the U.S.A. already outnumbers our Jewish population, a far older American community. This means the birthrate among Muslims in the United States is just as high as it is in Europe.

Statistics from the ONS show that Muslim households are larger than those headed by someone of another religion. In 2001, the average size of a Muslim household was 3.8 people while a third contained more than five people.

According to data from CACI Information Solutions, men who are named Muhammad are 5x times more likely to go on holiday in Asia and twice as likely to live in Yorkshire than most other people.

Additionally, a man named Muhammad is most likely to be aged between 25 and 34 and to have an average salary of £25,000.

The leading name for girls born to Muslim parents in 2006 was Aisha [Note from Foehammer: see #63 in this link for more information], in 110th place. Its meaning is ‘wife of the Prophet’ or ‘life’.

How do you spell that?

The different spellings of Muhammad in 2006 and the number of occurrences

Mohammed 2,833

Muhammad 1,422

Mohammad 920

Muhammed 358

Mohamed 354

Mohamad 29

Mahammed 18

Mohammod 13

Mahamed 12

Muhammod 9

Muhamad 7

Mohmmed 6

Mohamud 5

Mohammud 5

Scholars and imams differ on why there are so many variants of the name

Some say it is the result of phonetic translations by Muslims who moved here from abroad. Others say that it is merely down to the personal choice of the parents

The most popular names for baby boys in 2006

1 Jack 6,928
2 Muhammad (all spellings) 5,991
3 Thomas 5,921
4 Joshua 5,808
5 Oliver 5,208
6 Harry 5,006
7 James 4,783
8 William 4,327
9 Samuel 4,320
10 Daniel 4,303
11 Charlie 4,178
12 Benjamin 3,778
13 Joseph 3,755
14 Callum 3,517
15 George 3,386
16 Jake 3,353
17 Alfie 3,194
18 Luke 3,108
19 Matthew 3,043
20 Ethan 3,020

All this got me to wondering — why do we not know for sure how many Muslims are in the United States. Well, by law we have no way of knowing for sure. That’s right. I said, by law. Here’s the actual information from the U.S. Census Bureau:

The U.S. Census Bureau does not collect data on religious affiliation in its demographic surveys or decennial census. Public Law 94-521 prohibits us from asking a question on religious affiliation on a mandatory basis; in some person or household surveys, however, the U.S. Census Bureau may collect information about religious practices, on a voluntary basis. Therefore, the U.S. Census Bureau is not the source for information on religion, nor is the Census Bureau the source for information on religious affiliation.

So, apparently we have to guess. The “true Muslims” in the United States have yet one more thing to love about a system that they can manipulate to destroy us.

Sleep well, Jack.