| ![Show Contents]() Caballer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of CaballerWhat does the name Caballer mean? 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. Early Origins of the Caballer familyThe surname Caballer was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Caballer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caballer research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1176, 1535, 1560, 1572, 1644, 1645, 1656, 1670, 1679, 1697, 1703, 1704, 1707, 1740, 1800, 1816, 1829, 1839, 1862, 1876, 1880, 1886 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Caballer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caballer Spelling VariationsSpelling 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. Early Notables of the Caballer family- Fermín Caballero y Morgáez (1800-1876) was a Spanish geographer, journalist, writer, and liberal politician
- Juan Caballero y Ocio (1644-1707), was a Mexican priest, remarkable for lavish gifts to the Church and for charity
- José Cipriano de la Luz y Caballero (1800-1862) was a Cuban scholar, "the father ... the silent founder" of Cuban intellectual life of the 19th century
- Antonio Caballero y Fernández de Rodas (1816-1876) was a Spanish general who was notable for his participation in the Ten Years' War and the Spanish Glorious Revolution
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Caballer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Juan Caballer, aged 18, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1852 1
- Manuel Caballer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
- 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)
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