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

Hala, 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 Hala surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hala in America

Hala is the 64054th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hala surname appeared 311 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 Hala.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hala 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 Hala

The surname Hala is believed to have originated in Poland, with its earliest records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Polish word "hala," which means a mountain pasture or meadow. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with people who lived in or near mountainous regions of Poland.

One of the earliest known references to the Hala surname can be found in the Liber Beneficiorum, a medieval document compiled in the late 15th century by Jan Długosz, a Polish priest and chronicler. This manuscript contains records of various Polish families and their landholdings.

In the 16th century, the Hala name appeared in several historical records, including the Polish Armorial (Herbarz Polski), a collection of Polish coats of arms and family descriptions. This suggests that some Hala families were part of the Polish nobility or gentry during that period.

Notable individuals with the Hala surname include:

1. Wojciech Hala (1617-1677), a Polish Jesuit priest and philosopher who wrote extensively on metaphysics and logic.
2. Franciszek Hala (1741-1808), a Polish painter known for his religious works and portraiture.
3. Mikołaj Hala (1798-1872), a Polish landowner and politician who served as a member of the Prussian parliament.
4. Maria Hala (1852-1918), a Polish writer and activist who advocated for women's rights and education.
5. Stanisław Hala (1888-1942), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I and was executed by the Nazis during World War II.

The Hala surname has also been associated with various place names in Poland, such as Hala Gąsienicowa, a mountain pass in the Tatra Mountains, and Hala Kondratowa, a village in the Bieszczady Mountains. These place names may have influenced the surname or vice versa, reflecting the connection between the name and mountainous regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hala

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

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

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