Nabor surname: meaning, census count and records | FamilyCrests

The Nabor surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 747 people carried this name — #31,068 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 34% from 558 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nabor surname

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”)).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Nabor» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 108 people named Nabor.

Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Pas-de-Calais 57
Martinique 17
Paris 10
Drôme 9
Yvelines 3
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Rhône 2
Nord 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

28 people named Nabor have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 29 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 1 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 28

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Nabor,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Nabor 1928–2014 · composer
  • Paul Nabor 1930–2014 · composer

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Nabor is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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