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Early Origins of the Sabala family

The surname Sabala was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor. The name was first recorded in 1228 when the family were prominent in the Government of Bologna.

Early History of the Sabala family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sabala research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1364, 1487, 1530, 1577, 1597, 1600, 1622, 1650, 1657, 1662, 1683, 1703, 1724 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Sabala History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sabala Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sabbatini, Sabbadini, Sabatini, Sabattini, Sabbatinni, Sabatino, Sabadini, Sabatelli, Sabato and many more.

Early Notables of the Sabala family

Prominent among members of the family was Andrea Sabbatini (1487-1530), an Italian painter of the Renaissance; Lorenzo Sabbatini (1530-1577), an Italian painter of the Renaissance; Galeazzo Sabbatini (1597-1662) an Italian composer and music theorist; Venerable Ludovico...
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Sabala Ranking

In the United States, the name Sabala is the 18,013rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Sabala migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sabala Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Maria Sabala, who arrived in New Spain in 1571
Sabala Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Manuel Sabala, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1838 2
  • Jan Sabala, who arrived in New York, NY in 1879
  • Woitech Sabala, who arrived in New York, NY in 1879


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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