Latif Family History
Latif Surname Meaning
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic laṭīf ‘kind gentle’. Al-Laṭīf ‘the Kind’ is an attribute of Allah giving rise to the compound name ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ʿAbdul-Laṭīf (see Abdellatif and Abdullatif).
Compare Lateef see also Altaf. American shortened form of Albanian Latifi.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
