Zabala History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Zabala family

The surname Zabala was first found in Castelfranco is a town of Emilia in the province of Modena, near Bologna. Outside the town is a massive fort erected by Urban in 1628 which is now used as a prison. The town occupies the site of ancient Forum Gallorum where Octavian and Hirtius defeated Mark Anthony in 43 B.C. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Zabala family

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Zabala Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zamppareli, Zabarella, Zambarella, Zambarelli, Zamparella, Zampparella, Zamparela, Zampparela, Zaparella, Zapparela, Zapparella, Zaparela, Zambrella, Zamprella, Zamprelli, Zambrelli, Zampreli, Zamprela, Sammpareli, Sambarelli and many more.

Early Notables of the Zabala family

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Zabala Ranking

the United States, the name Zabala is the 10,539^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Zabala migration to the United States +

Zabala Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Zabala, who landed in America in 1812 2
Tomas Zabala, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1841 2
Gabriel Zabala, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1855 2
J. B. Zabala, aged 44, Cuban settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Washington" in 1880 3
E. Zabala, aged 30, Cuban settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Washington" in 1881 3
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Zabala Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alberto Zabala, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1919
Andrew Zabala, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1922
Andres Zabala, aged 35, who immigrated to America, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Zabala (post 1700) +

Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (b. 1974), Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result