Cabrol History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

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

Early Origins of the Cabrol family

The surname Cabrol 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 Cabrol family

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Cabrol Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Cabrol 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 the country on behalf of Portugal. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500. While details of Cabral's early life remain unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. He was appointed to head an expedition to...
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Cabrol Ranking

In France, the name Cabrol is the 1,131^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,844 people with that name. 1

Cabrol migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabrol Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J M Cabrol, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1848 2

Citations +

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)