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Early Origins of the Cabral family

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

Early History of the Cabral family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cabral research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1810 is included under the topic Early Cabral History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cabral Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabral, Cabranes, Cabreta, Cabrel, Cabrera, Cabrenizo, Cabrol and many more.

Early Notables of the Cabral family

Notable bearers of the family name Cabral

  • were the Cabral family of Aragon

Cabral Ranking

In the United States, the name Cabral is the 2,512nd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1


United States Cabral migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabral Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Juana Cabral who arrived in Peru in 1577
Cabral Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Mathias Cabral and his wife Sevasriana Espino who immigrated to New Orleans in 1779
Cabral Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Elena Cabral, aged 3, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1804 2
  • Joas De Medeiros Cabral, who settled in New York in 1893
  • Amancio Fgo. Cabral, aged 59, who landed in America, in 1893
  • Antonio Cabral, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1896
Cabral Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Agostinho Cabral, aged 11, who landed in America from St. Michael's, in 1900
  • Adelaide Cabral, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from St Michaels, in 1902
  • Angelo Cabral, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from St. Michael's, in 1902
  • Anna Jiagnina Cabral, aged 44, who landed in America from Portugal, in 1902
  • Anbertino Cabral, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Cabral (post 1700) +

  • Anna Escobedo Cabral (b. 1959), American diplomat, 42nd Treasurer of the United States (2005 to 2009)
  • Stephen Cabral, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 2000 3
  • Kristin Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 2008 3
  • Joseph J. Cabral, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940 3
  • Ida Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000 3
  • Antonio F. D. Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Elected Massachusetts State House of Representatives Thirteenth Bristol District 2002 3
  • Andrea J. Cabral, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008 3
  • Milton Bezerra Cabral (1921-2022), Brazilian politician, Member of the Brazilian Labour Party, the National Renewal Alliance, the Democratic Social Party, and the Liberal Front Party, Governor of Paraíba (1986-1987)
  • Juan Cabral (b. 1978), Argentine film director
  • Luis Cabral (b. 1983), Paraguayan international footballer
  • ... (Another 8 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. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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