Cabral History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal
Spain

The surname Cabral was most likely an occupational name for a goat herder or goat farmer, as the name Cabral was derived from the Spanish word 'cabra,' which means goat.

Early Origins of the Cabral family

The surname Cabral was first found in 1271, when Pedro Anes Cabral officially pledged his fealty to King Afonso III. This family also became well-known in history with the bishop of Guarda, D. Gil Cabral, and Álvaro gil Cabral, married the heir to the estate of Diogo Afonso de Figueiredo and Conastança Rodrigues Pereira.

Early History of the Cabral family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cabral research. The years 1400, 1460, 1467, 1494, 1500, 1529 and 1609 are included under the topic Early Cabral History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cabral Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabral, Capra, Cabrera and others.

Early Notables of the Cabral family

Prominent members of the family include

the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvarez Cabral (c. 1467-1500), who led an expedition to the East Indies in 1500. He was forced to land on the northeast coast of Brazil, and formally took possession of...
His fleet of 13 ships sailed far into the western Atlantic Ocean, perhaps intentionally, and made landfall (April 1500) on what he initially assumed to be a large island. As the new land was within th...
Francisco Cabral (1529-1609) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in Japan. Gonçalo Velho Cabral (c. 1400 - c. 1460) was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer (cred...

Cabral Ranking

In the United States, the name Cabral is the 2,512^nd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Cabral migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabral Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juana Cabral who arrived in Peru in 1577

Cabral Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mathias Cabral and his wife Sevasriana Espino who immigrated to New Orleans in 1779

Cabral Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elena Cabral, aged 3, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 2
Joas De Medeiros Cabral, who settled in New York in 1893
Amancio Fgo. Cabral, aged 59, who landed in America, in 1893
Antonio Cabral, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1896

Cabral Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Agostinho Cabral, aged 11, who landed in America from St. Michael's, in 1900
Adelaide Cabral, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from St Michaels, in 1902
Angelo Cabral, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from St. Michael's, in 1902
Anna Jiagnina Cabral, aged 44, who landed in America from Portugal, in 1902
Anbertino Cabral, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Cabral (post 1700) +

Anna Escobedo Cabral (b. 1959), American diplomat, 42nd Treasurer of the United States (2005 to 2009)
Stephen Cabral, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 2000 3
Kristin Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008 3
Joseph J. Cabral, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 3
Ida Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000 3
Antonio F. D. Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Elected Massachusetts State House of Representatives Thirteenth Bristol District 2002 3
Andrea J. Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008 3
Sacadura Cabral, Portuguese aviation pioneer
Pedro Alvarez Cabral (1467-1520), Portuguese navigator
Milton Bezerra Cabral (1921-2022), Brazilian politician, Member of the Brazilian Labour Party, the National Renewal Alliance, the Democratic Social Party, and the Liberal Front Party, Governor of Paraíba (1986-1987)
... (Another 8 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/
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