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

Babar, 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 Babar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Babar in America

Babar is the 31790th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Babar surname appeared 726 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 Babar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Babar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Babar

The surname BABAR has its origins in the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Persian word "babr," which means "tiger" or "panther." The name likely originated in the region that is now modern-day Pakistan and northern India during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BABAR can be found in the writings of the famous Mughal Emperor Babur, who ruled over a vast territory in South and Central Asia in the early 16th century. Babur, whose full name was Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur, was born in 1483 and died in 1530. He was the founder of the Mughal dynasty and is considered a national hero in several countries.

Another notable figure with the surname BABAR was Zain-ul-Abidin, who was born in 1423 and died in 1470. He was a Sufi saint and poet from Kashmir, and his writings are still widely studied and revered in the region.

In the 18th century, a famous military leader named Ahmad Shah Babar Durrani established the Durrani Empire, which encompassed modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India. He was born in 1722 and died in 1772.

The surname BABAR has also been associated with several place names in South Asia. For example, the city of Babar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan is believed to have been named after a local ruler or chieftain with the surname BABAR.

Another notable person with this surname was Babar Ali Khan, a renowned Pakistani poet and writer who was born in 1905 and died in 1989. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern Urdu poetry and his works have been widely acclaimed both in Pakistan and abroad.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Babar

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

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 Babar 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Babar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Babar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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