Zabala Family History

Zabala Name Meaning

Basque: habitational name from any of various places in Biscay and Araba named Zabala, from Basque zabal ‘large’, ‘broad’ + the definite article -a. In some cases the surname may have arisen as a nickname from the same word.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Name Distribution of Zabala Families

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Zabala families

4 - 5

2 - 3

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Zabala Family Origin

Cuba (4)

Spain (3)

Baden (1)

Russia (1)

Mexico (1)

Hungary (1)

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Zabala Family Occupations

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Thread	Author	Replies
Pedro Zabala of P.R. d. 1961		5
Pedro Zabala y Velasquez	Heriberto Ramos	0
Vera Marguerite Zabala b.circa 1920's		4
Zabala	marierachel	0
Juan Zabala and Maura Espinoza		1
obit: Rogelio B. Zabala 1927-2001	VctrStV4U	0
Obituary for Pelucia B. Zabala 1923-2004	KAYROM	0
Zabala. Habana, Cuba. aprox. 1825		0

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