Palla
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English
Etymology
- As an Italian surname, borrowed from Italian Palla.
- As a Catalan and Galician surname, from palla (“straw”).
- As a Hungarian surname, variant of Pál.
- As an Indian/Punjabi Sikh surname, borrowed from Hindi पाल्ला (pāllā, “edge of a garment”).
Proper noun
Palla (plural Pallas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Palla is the 34272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Palla is most common among White (64.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (27.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Palla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
From the noun palla (“ball”).
Proper noun
Palla m or f by sense
- a surname