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Cabell History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Cabell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The origins of the name Cabell are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from Cabel, a given name of Germanic origin. The surname Cable denoted the son of Cabel.

Early Origins of the Cabell family

The surname Cabell was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Cabell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cabell research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Cabell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cabell Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Cabell family name include Cable, Cabell, Cabel, Cabbell, Cabbel and others.

Early Notables of the Cabell family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

John Cabell of Brecon

Cabell Ranking

In the United States, the name Cabell is the 12,674^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Cabell migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Cabell surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Cabell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Cabell, who settled in New England in 1631
John Cabell, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 2
Henry Cabell, who arrived in Virginia in 1678 2
George Cabell, grandson of John Cabell, moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1695

Cabell Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Cabell, who arrived in Virginia in 1724-1725 2
Hendrick Cabell, aged 19, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738 2
George Cabell, who arrived in North Carolina in 1763 2
Jacob Cabell, who landed in North Carolina in 1763 2
Adam Cabell, who arrived in North Carolina in 1763 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Cabell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Conrad Cabell, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 2

Cabell Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Carrington Cabell, aged 40, who immigrated to America, in 1904
Anne B. Cabell, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
H.G. Cabell, who landed in America, in 1905
Corrington Cabell, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
Lillian Cabell, aged 24, who immigrated to America, in 1908
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Cabell (post 1700) +

General Charles Pearre Cabell (1903-1971), American Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (1953-1961) 3
Samuel Jordan Cabell (1756-1818), American Revolutionary war officer
Nicole Cabell (b. 1977), American opera singer, winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition (2005)
William Lewis Cabell (1827-1911), American Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), American author of fantasy fiction
Frederick Mortimer Cabell (1802-1873), American politician, Delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861 4
Edward Carrington Cabell (1816-1896), American politician, Representative from Florida, 1845-46, 1847-53; Member of Missouri State Senate, 1878-82 4
Earle Cabell (1906-1975), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Dallas, Texas, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Texas 5th District, 1965-73; Defeated, 1972 4
Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell (1793-1862), American politician, Delegate to Virginia State Constitutional Convention, 1829-30 4
Benjamin Earl Cabell (1858-1931), American politician, Mayor of Dallas, Texas, 1900-04 4
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Cabell family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Percy A Cabell (b. 1923), English Chief Petty Officer Cook serving for the Royal Navy from Salisbury, Dorset, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 5

The Cabell Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Impavide
Motto Translation: Fearlessly.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Charles Cabell. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Cabell/Charles_Pearre/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm