Frequency: (187)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. English: variant of Sabin1.
2. Jewish (Sephardic): occupational name from Arabic ṣabbān ‘soap maker’, ‘soap merchant’.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 5%; Spanish 5%. Mertie, Nirit, Yosef; Pablo (2), Alberto, Apolinario, Francisco Javier, Ricardo, Salvador.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
