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

Sabillo, 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 Sabillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sabillo in America

Sabillo is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sabillo surname appeared 125 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 Sabillo.

The history of the last name Sabillo

The surname Sabillo is of Spanish origin, believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula. It is derived from the Latin word "sabulum," which translates to "sand" or "gravel." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to an occupation or a place associated with sandy or gravelly terrain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sabillo surname can be found in the Archivo Histórico Nacional de España (National Historical Archive of Spain), where a document from the 14th century mentions a person named Juan Sabillo. This indicates that the name was already in use during that era.

In the 16th century, the Sabillo surname appears in various records, such as the Catastro de Ensenada, a historical census conducted in Spain during the reign of King Ferdinand VI. This document lists several individuals with the Sabillo surname residing in different regions of Spain, suggesting that the name had spread across the country by that time.

During the colonial era, the Sabillo surname traveled to the Americas, as Spanish settlers and explorers brought their names with them to the New World. One notable figure bearing this name was Pedro Sabillo, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, records from the Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies) in Seville, Spain, mention a Diego Sabillo, who was involved in the administration of Spanish colonies in the Americas.

The Sabillo surname also made its way to the Philippines, where it is still found today. This is likely due to the Spanish colonization of the Philippine archipelago, which began in the 16th century and lasted until the late 19th century. One prominent individual with this surname was José Sabillo, a Filipino painter and artist who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to the development of modern Filipino art.

Other notable individuals with the Sabillo surname include Enrique Sabillo, a Spanish writer and journalist born in 1901, and Alejandro Sabillo, a 20th-century Mexican politician and lawyer.

While the Sabillo surname is not as common as some other Spanish surnames, it has persisted through the centuries and can be found in various parts of the world, reflecting the historical movements and migrations of people from the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sabillo

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

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 Sabillo 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.

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

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