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

The origins the old family name Cabeza 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 Cabeza family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cabeza 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 Cabeza research. Another 398 words(28 lines of text) covering the year 1176 is included under the topic Early Cabeza 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 Cabeza Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabeza Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Francisco Cabeza, who arrived in New Spain in 1834
  • Pedro Cabeza, who arrived in Peru in 1834
  • Juan Cabeza, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835
  • Antonio Cabeza, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860
  • Catalina Cabeza, who landed in New Spain in 1876

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  4. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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  8. 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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  10. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Cabeza Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cabeza 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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