Ba Family History

Ba Surname Meaning

West African (mainly Senegal and Mauritania): Fulani name from the Mandinka adjective ba(a) ‘big great’. Compare Bah 1 see also Balde. Muslim: abstracted as a surname from bā a dialect form of Arabic Abu ‘father’ used in compound surnames such as Bā Wazīr and Bā Ṭarafi.

Vietnamese (Bá): from the Chinese surname 柏 see Bai. Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 巴: (i) said to be borne by descendants of Fu Xi a legendary king who lived prior to the Xia dynasty (i.e. before 2070 BC).

(ii) from Ba (巴) the name of an ancient state (located in Sichuan province around the city of Chongqing) which was annihilated during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

(iii) when Manchus and Mongolians came from the north to China several hundred years ago many of them adopted the surname Ba.

Amerindian (mainly Guatemala; also Bá): Mayan name from ba(h) ‘gopher’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bo, Ma, Bai, Bu, Bao, Na, Bi, Ban, Lu, Du

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You can see how Ba families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ba family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Ba families were found in USA in 1880. In 1871 there was 1 Ba family living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Ba's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Ba families in 1871.

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What did your Ba ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Private means and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ba. 100% of Ba men worked as a Private means and 62% of Ba women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

62%

Domestic servant

16%

Waitress

Housewife

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Census Record

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There are 4K immigration records available for the last name Ba. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Ba lifespan?

Between 1979 and 2002, in the United States, Ba life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Ba in 1979 was 31, and 33 in 2002.

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Ba Surname Meaning

(ii) from Ba (巴) the name of an ancient state (located in Sichuan province around the city of Chongqing) which was annihilated during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

(iii) when Manchus and Mongolians came from the north to China several hundred years ago many of them adopted the surname Ba.

Amerindian (mainly Guatemala; also Bá): Mayan name from ba(h) ‘gopher’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bo, Ma, Bai, Bu, Bao, Na, Bi, Ban, Lu, Du

Where is the Ba family from?

What did your Ba ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

62%

Domestic servant

16%

Waitress

Housewife

What Ba family records will you find?

What is the average Ba lifespan?

Between 1979 and 2002, in the United States, Ba life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Ba in 1979 was 31, and 33 in 2002.

Ba Family History

Ba Surname Meaning

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111,000 record(s) for Ba

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Where is the Ba family from?

What did your Ba ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Ba lifespan?

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