Nabor
English
Etymology
Spanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).
Proper noun
Nabor (plural Nabors)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nabor is the 31068th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 747 individuals. Nabor is most common among Hispanic/Latino (62.52%), White (18.34%), and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nabor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 643.