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Early Origins of the Fabre family

The surname Fabre was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.

Early History of the Fabre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fabre research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1271 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Fabre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fabre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fabra, Fabre, Fabras, Fabres, Fabbra, Fabbre, Fabr, Fabrons and many more.

Early Notables of the Fabre family

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Fabre Ranking

In the United States, the name Fabre is the 12,430th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Fabre is ranked the 99th most popular surname with an estimated 29,332 people with that name. 2


United States Fabre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fabre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Fabre, who landed in Massachusetts in 1755 3
Fabre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jorge Fabre, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
  • Francisco Fabre, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3

Canada Fabre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fabre Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Madeleine Fabre, aged 23, who arrived in Montreal in 1659

Contemporary Notables of the name Fabre (post 1700) +

  • John La Fabre, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1892 4
  • Georges Fabre (1844-1911), French forestry engineer
  • Étienne Fabre (1996-2016), French cyclist; he died at the age of 20 from a hiking accident
  • Jean Fabre de La Martillière, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
  • Joseph Vincent Dominique Fabre, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
  • Gabriel Jean Fabre, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
  • Dominique Fabre (b. 1929), French novelist
  • Lucien Fabre (1889-1952), French writer and engineer
  • Clément Fabre (b. 1989), French professional football player
  • Joseph Fabre (1824-1892), second Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
  • ... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Jean Fabre. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  6. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Joseph Fabre. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  7. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 4) Gabriel Fabre. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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