Cabanis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Etymology of Cabanis

What does the name Cabanis mean?

The Cabanis 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 Cabanis family

The surname Cabanis was first found in Languedoc.

Early History of the Cabanis family

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

Cabanis 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 Cabanis family

Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis was a man of letters in Cosnac in 1757

Cabanis migration to the United States +

Cabanis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Henry Cabanis, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 1

Cabanis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Albert Cabanis, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Mrs. Auguste Cabanis, (nee Wittman), German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Mr. Herm Cabanis, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Miss Bertha Cabanis, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
Miss Emma Cabanis, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Friedrich"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cabanis (post 1700) +

James Henry Cabanis (1838-1920), American merchant from Georgetown, Grant County, Wisconsin
George Edwin Cabanis (1815-1892), American carpenter and builder
José Cabanis (1922-2000), French novelist, essayist, historian and magistrate
Bernard Cabanis (b. 1950), French ice hockey player
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis (1757-1808), French physician and philosophical writer
Jean Louis Cabanis (1816-1906), German ornithologist

Sources +

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)