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Shaban Family History

Shaban Name Meaning

Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic shaʿbān the eighth month of the Muslim year regarded by Muslims as a sacred month. Muslim parents sometimes name their children Shaʿbān if they are born in this month. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Šaban (see Saban ) a cognate of 1 above. Albanian: from the Muslim personal name Shaban of ultimately Arabic origin (see 1 above). In North America this surname is probably also an altered form of the much more common Albanian variant Shabani .

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

Similar surnames: Hasan, Saba, Saban, Sabat, Shahan, Sabin, Saran, Hagan, Dhawan

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You can see how Shaban families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shaban family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Shaban families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Shaban families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Shaban's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Shaban families in 1911.

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There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Shaban. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shaban census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger Lists
There are 448 immigration records available for the last name Shaban. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Cards
There are 254 military records available for the last name Shaban. For the veterans among your Shaban ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Shaban. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shaban census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Shaban

Passenger Lists

There are 448 immigration records available for the last name Shaban. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Shaban immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 254 military records available for the last name Shaban. For the veterans among your Shaban ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shaban lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Shaban life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Shaban in 1946 was 54, and 79 in 2004.

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