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![Show Contents]() Cabras Surname History
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 Italy
From the ancient and beautiful Italian island of Sicily emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Cabras. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, and does not necessarily denote nobility. Early Origins of the Cabras familyThe surname Cabras was first found in the Sicilian city of Aragona. In 1040, Ponzo Cabrera was Viscount of Cabrera, Girona, and Anger. Early History of the Cabras familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cabras research. The years 1368, 1510, 1740 and 1761 are included under the topic Early Cabras History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cabras Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Cabral, Cabras, Cabrera, Cabrini, Cabrone, Cabrino, Cabrotto, Cabrotti, Cabrilli, Cabroni, Cabrillo, Cabrollo and many more. Early Notables of the Cabras familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was - Giovanni Cabrini was a famous painter in 1510 in Bergamo who came from a family of renowned painters. Giovanni's brother Giuliano was a famous woodworker and carver for the community. Vincenzo Cabras...
- Antonio Cabras of Cagliari was a lawyer in 1761
Migration of the Cabras familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Melchora Cabral, and Francesca Cabrera, both of whom arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1778.
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