Find out how popular the last name Abdela is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abdela.

Abdela, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abdela surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdela in America

Abdela is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdela surname appeared 105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abdela.

The history of the last name Abdela

The surname ABDELA is believed to have originated in the Middle East, specifically in the region of modern-day Lebanon and Syria, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Arabic word "abd," meaning "servant" or "worshipper," and "Allah," the Arabic word for God.

ABDELA is considered a patronymic surname, which means it was originally used to identify someone as the son or descendant of a person with the given name Abdul or Abdel. These names were common among Muslims and often given to children as a way of expressing devotion to God.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the ABDELA surname can be found in historical documents and manuscripts from the 12th and 13th centuries in the Levant region. It is believed that the name may have been brought to Europe during the Crusades, when many Arabic and Islamic influences were introduced to the West.

In the 14th century, there are records of individuals with the ABDELA surname residing in parts of Spain and Portugal, likely as a result of the Moorish influence in those regions. One notable example is Ibn Abdela, a renowned mathematician and astronomer from Seville, Spain, who lived from 1297 to 1362.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the ABDELA surname began to appear in various parts of Europe, including Italy, France, and the Netherlands. This was likely due to the migration of individuals from the Middle East and North Africa to these areas.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the ABDELA surname in England was Abdela de Montfort, a merchant and trader who lived in London in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Abdela ibn Hakim, a scholar and philosopher from Cordoba, Spain, who lived from 1562 to 1634 and was known for his work on Islamic theology and jurisprudence.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the ABDELA surname continued to spread across Europe and the Americas, with individuals bearing the name making contributions in various fields, such as Abdela al-Ghazali, a renowned Islamic scholar and mystic from Persia, who lived from 1058 to 1111, and Abdela ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna, a Persian polymath and philosopher who lived from 980 to 1037 and made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and philosophy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdela

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abdela.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abdela was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abdela was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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