Caballos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

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

Early Origins of the Caballos family

The surname Caballos was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Caballos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caballos 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 Caballos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caballos Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Caballos family

Prominent among members of the family Francisco Cevallos, Spanish composer, active from 1535 to 1572 and was canon and musical director of the cathedral at Burgos. Among his compositions scattered throughout Spain, may be mentioned a fine mass in the church 'Del Pilar' at Saragossa, and a motet 'Inter vestibulum' in Eslava's Lira Sacra Hispaña. 1Other early notables include: Pedro Rodríguez Cubero (1656-1704), a Spanish admiral, Governor of New Mexico between 1697 and 1703; Pedro Cubero Sebastián (1645-c.1697), a Spanish priest, best known for his travel around the world from 1670 to 1679.Fermín Caballero y Morgáez (1800-1876) was a Spanish geographer...
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Caballos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caballos Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Gutierre de Caballos, who sailed to America in 1512
Diego de Caballos, who sailed to America in 1513
Juan de Caballos, who sailed to Venezuela in 1534
Francisco de Caballos, who sailed to Peru in 1534
Bernardino de Caballos, who sailed to Cartagena in 1535
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Caballos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gutierre De Caballos, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Diego De Caballos, who landed in America in 1813 2
Francisco De Caballos, who landed in Peru in 1834 2
Juan De Caballos, who landed in Venezuela in 1834 2
Miguel De Caballos, who arrived in Peru in 1834 2
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Citations +

Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
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)