Pala Family History

Pala Surname Meaning

Italian: topographic name from pala ‘upland meadow’. Catalan and Italian: possibly also a metonymic occupational name from pala ‘shovel’ (from Latin pala) denoting someone who made or used this implement.

Catalan (Palà): habitational name from a place called Palà in Barcelona province. Polish (also Pała) and Czech; Slovak (Paľa): from a short form of the personal name Polish Paweł (see Pawel) Czech Pavel Slovak Pavol ‘Paul’. Compare Palla.

Czech: from Moravian dialect pala ‘head’ used as a nickname for an obstinate person. Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from pala a loanword from Italian denoting a kind of a scimitar resembling a shovel (pala in Italian; see above).

Indian: Gujarati name of unexplained etymology.

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

Similar surnames: Sala, Papa, Palla, Cala, Palm, Pal, Pola, Paola, Bala, Palo

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Where is the Pala family from?

You can see how Pala families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pala family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Pala families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Pala family living in British Columbia. This was about 50% of all the recorded Pala's in Canada. British Columbia and 1 other province had the highest population of Pala families in 1911.

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What did your Pala ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Typist were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pala. 34% of Pala men worked as a Laborer and 50% of Pala women worked as a Typist. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pala were Farmer and Salesman.

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Laborer

34%

Miner

10%

New worker

10%

Farmer

Typist

50%

Salesman

50%

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Pala. 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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There are 1K military records available for the last name Pala. For the veterans among your Pala ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pala lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Pala life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Pala in 1957 was 79, and 82 in 2004.

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Pala Surname Meaning

Indian: Gujarati name of unexplained etymology.

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

Where is the Pala family from?

What did your Pala ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

34%

Miner

10%

New worker

10%

Farmer

Typist

50%

Salesman

50%

What Pala family records will you find?

What is the average Pala lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Pala life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Pala in 1957 was 79, and 82 in 2004.

Pala Family History

Pala Surname Meaning

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Where is the Pala family from?

What did your Pala ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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