Caballero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Caballero

What does the name Caballero mean?

The origins the old family name Caballero can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Caballero family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Caballero was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant.

Early Origins of the Caballero family

The surname Caballero was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Caballero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caballero research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1535, 1560, 1572, 1644, 1645, 1656, 1670, 1679, 1697, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1740, 1800, 1816, 1829, 1839, 1862, 1876, 1880, 1886 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Caballero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caballero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more.

Early Notables of the Caballero family

Prominent among members of the family

Fermín Caballero y Morgáez (1800-1876) was a Spanish geographer, journalist, writer, and liberal politician
Juan Caballero y Ocio (1644-1707), was a Mexican priest, remarkable for lavish gifts to the Church and for charity
José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero (1800-1862) was a Cuban scholar, "the father ... the silent founder" of Cuban intellectual life of the 19th century
Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas (1816-1876) was a Spanish general who was notable for his participation in the Ten Years' War and the Spanish Glorious Revolution
Bernardino Caballero de Añazco Melgarejo y Genes (1839-1912) was a Paraguayan military officer and politician, serving as a General during the Paraguayan War and later as President of Paraguay between...

Caballero Ranking

In the United States, the name Caballero is the 2,186^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Caballero is ranked the 4,926^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Caballero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caballero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso Caballero, who sailed to America in 1517 with his brother Diego
Juan Caballero, who sailed to New Spain in 1534
Cristóbal Caballero, who sailed to America in 1538
Francisco Caballero, who sailed to Peru in 1553 with his wife
Antón Caballero, who sailed to Peru in 1592

Caballero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marcos Caballero, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Alonso Caballero, who landed in America in 1817 3
L Caballero, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1823 3
Jose Caballero, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Mani Caballero, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1830 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Caballero (post 1700) +

Ralph Joseph "Putsy" Caballero (1927-2016), American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1944 to 1952
Steve Caballero (b. 1964), American professional skateboarder
Raymond Caballero (b. 1942), American politician, mayor of El Paso, Texas (2001-2003)
Manuel Caballero, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Colonia, 1897 4
Lydia Caballero, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004 4
Jose Caballero, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1996 4
Anna M. Caballero, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Salinas, California, 2003-04; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008 4
Pino Caballero Gil (b. 1968), Spanish scientist and professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of La Laguna (ULL)
Alberto Caballero, Spanish astronomer and science communicator who identified a Sun-like star in the sky region where the Wow! signal came from as one of the possible sources of the radio signal
José Manuel Caballero Bonald (1926-2021), Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html