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

Sabala, 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 Sabala surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sabala in America

Sabala is the 15201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sabala surname appeared 1,938 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Sabala.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sabala 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 Sabala

The surname Sabala has its origins in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in areas that were historically part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is believed to have derived from an old Slavic word meaning "soldier" or "warrior," reflecting the military traditions of the region.

The earliest known records of the Sabala surname date back to the 16th century, when it appeared in various documents and records across parts of present-day Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. Some of the earliest references to this name can be found in parish registers and census records from that time period.

One of the notable individuals bearing this surname was Jan Sabala, a Polish military commander who lived in the late 16th century and played a significant role in the Polish-Swedish wars of that era. Another historical figure was Andrej Sabala, a Slovak nobleman and landowner from the 17th century, whose family held considerable influence in the region.

In the 18th century, the Sabala surname gained prominence in the town of Sabala, located in what is now western Ukraine. This town likely took its name from an earlier Slavic place name, and the surname itself may have originated from the same root.

Throughout the 19th century, the Sabala name continued to be found across Central and Eastern Europe, with notable individuals including Jozef Sabala, a Hungarian artist and painter who lived from 1833 to 1905, and Milos Sabala, a Czech writer and poet born in 1872.

Another noteworthy figure was Vaclav Sabala, a Czech military officer and resistance fighter during World War II, who was executed by the Nazis in 1942 for his involvement in the resistance movement.

While the Sabala surname has its roots in Central and Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Slavic peoples in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sabala

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

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

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