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Uba Surname Meaning

Polish: from a shortened form of compound names beginning with Uby- (from Old Polish ubyć ubywać ‘to disappear to go away’ or ubać się ‘to get scared’). Alternatively a variant of Huba.

West African (Nigeria): Igbo name from a short form of a personal name such as Ubanwa which is interpreted as ‘may our family multiply’.

West African (northern Nigeria): unexplained.

Indian (Sikkim): from the name of Uba Hang the ruler of Limbuwan (now Sikkim and parts of Nepal) 849–865 AD meaning ‘strong’ in Bhutia or Khasi.

Japanese: written 姥 ‘old woman’ 乳母 ‘nurse’ or phonetically as 烏羽 ‘crow's feather’.

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


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You can see how Uba families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Uba family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Uba families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 4 Uba families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 67% of all the recorded Uba's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Uba families in 1880.
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What did your Uba ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Uba. 100% of Uba men worked as a Laborer.

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  • Laborer
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Passenger Lists

There are 151 immigration records available for the last name Uba. 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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There are 43 military records available for the last name Uba. For the veterans among your Uba ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Uba lifespan?

Between 1975 and 2004, in the United States, Uba life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Uba in 1975 was 70, and 76 in 2004.

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