Show ContentsCabaniss Surname History

The Cabaniss 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 Cabaniss family

The surname Cabaniss was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Cabaniss family

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

Cabaniss 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 Cabaniss 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 during the nineteenth century was Felix-André Caban, an architect born in Seine in...
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United States Cabaniss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabaniss Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Henri Cabaniss, who landed in Virginia in 1687 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Cabaniss (post 1700) +

  • William J. Cabaniss, American Republican politician, Member of Alabama State House of Representatives, 1979-82; Member of Alabama State Senate, 1983-90; U.S. Ambassador to Czech Republic, 2004- 2
  • Thomas Edward Cabaniss (b. 1949), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972 2
  • Thomas Banks Cabaniss (1835-1915), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Georgia State House of Representatives, 1865; Member of Georgia State Senate, 1878; U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1893-95 2
  • T. T. Cabaniss, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 18th District, 1853-54 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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