Cabane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cabane

The Cabane surname is derived from the Old French word "cabane," which meant 'hut'. The name was probably first born by someone who lived in a rough or temporary dwelling. There are a number of places in France named for this word.

Early Origins of the Cabane family

Early History of the Cabane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cabane research. The years 1651, 1695, 1757, 1766, 1803, 1823, 1831, 1839, 1857, 1860 and 1882 are included under the topic Early Cabane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cabane Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabane, Cabanes, Cabanne, Cabanès, Cabannais, Cabannié, Cabagnol, Cabanel, Cabanon, Cabanot, Caban, Cabanis and many more.

Early Notables of the Cabane family

• Jean-Bathazard Cabanes, who was bishop of Vence in 1651
• Claude de Cabanet was bishop in 1695
• Alexandre Cabanel, born in 1823 in Montpellier, won second prize at Rome for historic painting with his "Jésus dans le Prétoire." Frederic-Albin Caban was an artist and lithographer in Nîmes in 1839

Cabane Ranking

France, the name Cabane is the 5,884^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cabane family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 50 immigrants of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most settled in the nineteenth century, such as Edmond Cabana, a carpenter in Montreal in 1891.