Pala

Etymology
Various origins:
 * Borrowed from, a topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow.
 * Borrowed from, a habitational surname from a town near Barcelona; also from.
 * Borrowed from, from a vernacular name of the given name , Polish form of the name.
 * Borrowed from, a nickname for an obstinate person, from Moravian dialect.
 * Borrowed from, from , from Italian.
 * Borrowed from.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Pala is the 35993rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 623 individuals. Pala is most common among White (58.43%), Hispanic/Latino (19.74%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.58%) individuals.

Etymology
A topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow, from.