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

Pabla, 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 Pabla surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pabla in America

Pabla is the 47521st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pabla surname appeared 446 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 Pabla.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pabla 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 Pabla

The surname PABLA is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, specifically from the Punjab region of northern India and eastern Pakistan. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "prabhu," which means "lord" or "master." The name likely emerged during the medieval period, between the 5th and 15th centuries.

PABLA is considered a Hindu surname, commonly found among the Khatri and Arora communities of Punjab. It is also commonly found in the neighboring states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. The earliest known mention of the name PABLA can be traced back to ancient Hindu scriptures and texts, where it was used as a title or honorific for respected individuals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname PABLA can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It contains references to individuals with the surname PABLA serving as nobles and administrators in the imperial court.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname PABLA. One such figure was Diwan Chand Pabla (1832-1908), a prominent lawyer and politician from Punjab who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement.

Another notable PABLA was Ranjit Singh Pabla (1901-1979), an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and later as a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

In the field of literature, Gurbachan Singh Pabla (1920-2002) was a renowned Punjabi writer and playwright who contributed significantly to the development of Punjabi theatre and literature.

Baljit Singh Pabla (born 1968) is a prominent Canadian politician of Indian descent who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017.

The surname PABLA has also found its way into various place names, particularly in Punjab and surrounding regions. For example, Pabla is the name of a village in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India, which may have derived its name from early settlers bearing the PABLA surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pabla

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

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

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