Caban History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The Caban surname is derived from the Old French word "cabane," which meant 'hut'. The name was probably first born by someone who lived in a rough or temporary dwelling. There are a number of places in France named for this word.

Early Origins of the Caban family

The surname Caban was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Caban family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caban research. The years 1651, 1695, 1757, 1766, 1803, 1823, 1831, 1839, 1857, 1860 and 1882 are included under the topic Early Caban History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caban Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabane, Cabanes, Cabanne, Cabanès, Cabannais, Cabannié, Cabagnol, Cabanel, Cabanon, Cabanot, Caban, Cabanis and many more.

Early Notables of the Caban family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

Jean-Bathazard Cabanes, who was bishop of Vence in 1651
Claude de Cabanet was bishop in 1695
Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis was a man of letters in Cosnac in 1757
Bernard Cabanon was a politician in 1766
Emile Cabanon, often referred to as a romantic writer, has ironically only written one work: A Novel for Cooks, a rare and well-researched book which seems to reflect the author's own life. Prominent...
Jean Caban of La Cave was captain of the royal auxiliary troupes
Alexandre Cabanel, born in 1823 in Montpellier, won second prize at Rome for historic painting with his "Jésus dans le Prétoire." Frederic-Albin Caban was an artist and lithographer in Nîmes in 1839
Adda Caban, born in Logriand in 1831, was known for her paintings of portraits, figures, scenery, and flowers
Edouard Caban was a painter in Paris in 1857
Augustin Cabanès was a doctor in Gourdon in 1860
Gaston Cabannes was a politician in 1882

Caban Ranking

In the United States, the name Caban is the 4,610^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Caban migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caban Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Caban, aged 16, who arrived in New York in 1854 2
Helena Caban, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1895

Caban Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Abraham Caban, aged 47, who immigrated to America from London, in 1903
Edelmiro Caban, aged 18, who landed in America from Puerto Rico, in 1912
Ian Caban, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1914
Boba Caban, aged 20, who landed in America from Dombrowa, Poland, in 1920
Jose Caban, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1921
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Caban (post 1700) +

Claudio Cabán (b. 1963), retired Puerto Rican gold medalist marathon runner at the 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships
Jessica Marie Caban (b. 1982), American fashion model, dancer and actress
Miroslav Caban (b. 1964), Slovak mountaineer and photographer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)