The surname Nabor
A Spanish surname, carried by 747 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex N160
Origin
Spanish origin
Spanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 747 people named Nabor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 413,314 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 558.
Who is named Nabor
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
63% of people named Nabor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63%
- White (not Hispanic) 18%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Nabor
Nabor has the Soundex code N160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N160.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Nabor come from?
- Spanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).
- How common is the surname Nabor?
- 747 people in the United States had the surname Nabor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 413,314 Americans. It ranked 31,068th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Nabor?
- In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Nabor identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Nabor getting more or less common?
- More common. 558 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 747 in 2010, up 34%.