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Where did the Spanish Caballer family come from? What is the Spanish Caballer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Caballer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Caballer family history?

The origins the old family name Caballer 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. Many people, such as the Caballer family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Caballer was an occupational name for a knight or a knight's servant.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Caballero, Caballeros, Caballer, Caballé, Caballe, Caballería, Caballeria, Caballo, Caballos, de Caballos, Cavallo, Cavallos, de Cavallos, Cavallón, Cavallon, de Cavallón, de Cavallon, Cavallero, Cavallería and many more.

First found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caballer research. Another 398 words(28 lines of text) covering the year 1176 is included under the topic Early Caballer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 61 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Caballer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caballer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Juan Caballer, aged 18, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1852
  • Manuel Caballer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860

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  2. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
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  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  8. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  9. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  10. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
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The Caballer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Caballer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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