From the Sabine people
A Roman cognomen derived from the Sabines, an ancient Italic tribe that lived in the central Apennine Mountains. According to legend, the Sabines were eventually integrated into the Roman population after the founding of Rome.
Less common today
Sabino isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,479 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Basque writer and founder of the Basque Nationalist Party
Italian chess grandmaster
Spanish footballer and manager for Real Madrid
