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Baba Name Meaning

Japanese: from a word meaning ‘horse-riding ground’, ‘race track’; a common place name. The surname is found mostly in west central Japan. One Baba family in Kai (now Yamanashi prefecture) were samurai, vassals of the Takeda family. Czech, Slovak, Polish, and Hungarian: from the Slavic word baba ‘old woman’, ‘grandmother’, ‘witch’, hence an unflattering nickname for a man thought to resemble an old woman. In Czech baba can also mean ‘coward’. Hungarian (Bába): habitational name from one of many places called Bába, in Abaúj, Borsod, Somogy, and Vas counties of Hungary, and Közép-Szolnok county, now in Romania. Arabic (Baba): from a diminutive of Abu ‘father’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kaba, Babe, Bara, Baca, Baka, Basa, Raba, Gaba, Bata, Babu

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Baba Family Origin

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You can see how Baba families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baba family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Baba families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 10 Baba families living in Ontario. This was about 38% of all the recorded Baba's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Baba families in 1911.
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Baba Family Occupations

What did your Baba ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the CA named Baba. 25% of Baba men worked as a Farmer

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Top Male Occupations in 1921

  • Farmer
    25%
  • Labourer
    19%
  • Fisherman
    13%
  • Blacksmith
    7%

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

Baba Historical Records

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Baba. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Baba. For the veterans among your Baba ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Baba Life Expectancy

What is the average Baba lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Baba life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Baba in 1953 was 57, and 82 in 2004.

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