Show ContentsSabot Surname History

The origins the old family name Sabot can be found within medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Spanish names were influenced by the Germanic speaking Visigoths, who conquered Spain from the mid-5th to 8th centuries, and the Arabic and Muslim Moors who conquered the Spanish homeland from the 8th to 12th centuries. Since Spain was periodically dominated by both of these nations in its past, it shared much in common with both the Visigoths and the Muslims in the occupations they described.

Early Origins of the Sabot family

The surname Sabot was first found in Castile, whose language and culture would be carried to many countries of the world.

Early History of the Sabot family

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Sabot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zapata, Zapato, Zapatero, Zapatera, Sabato, Sabata and many more.

Early Notables of the Sabot family

Notable bearers of the family name Sabot were Luis Zapata, sixteenth century poet, who wrote an epic about the life of King Charles V; sixteenth century writer Rodrigo Zapata y Palafox; Antonio de Zapata...
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Sabot Ranking

In France, the name Sabot is the 2,876th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Sabot family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Zapata, who sailed to New Spain in 1580; Juan Zapata de Cárdenas sailed to Peru in 1535; Marcucio Zapata sailed to Peru in 1534; and Miguel Zapata came to the Americas in 1512 with his son and one servant..



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