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

Fabila, 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 Fabila surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fabila in America

Fabila is the 49999th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fabila surname appeared 419 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 Fabila.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fabila 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 Fabila

The surname Fabila is of Spanish origin, deriving from the Latin word "fabula," which means "story" or "tale." It is believed to have originated in the region of Castile in central Spain during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fabila surname can be found in the Becerro de Behetrias, a medieval census document from the 14th century, where it is listed as a family name in the town of Villaverde-Mogina, near Burgos.

The name Fabila is thought to have been initially bestowed upon individuals who were known for their storytelling abilities or perhaps worked as minstrels or performers of some kind. Over time, it transitioned into a hereditary family name.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Fabila surname was Juan Fabila, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. He later settled in the region of Jalisco and established one of the first Spanish settlements there.

Another historical figure with the Fabila name was Pedro Fabila, a 17th-century Spanish dramatist and poet from Madrid, best known for his plays and literary contributions to the Spanish Golden Age.

In the 18th century, there was a prominent Fabila family in the city of Cádiz, involved in maritime trade and commerce. One member, Rodrigo Fabila, was a successful merchant and shipowner.

During the 19th century, a notable bearer of the Fabila surname was José Fabila, a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as a senator and played a role in the Reform War of the 1850s.

Lastly, in the 20th century, Manuel Fabila was a Mexican diplomat and politician who served as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the Mexican Revolution in the early 1900s.

While the Fabila surname is more commonly found in Spain and Mexico, it has also spread to other parts of Latin America and beyond due to migration and diaspora over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fabila

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

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

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