Cabezas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

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

Early Origins of the Cabezas family

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

Early History of the Cabezas family

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

Cabezas 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 Cabezas 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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Cabezas Ranking

In the United States, the name Cabezas is the 12,673^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Cabezas migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabezas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Cabezas, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Domingo Cabezas, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1879 3
Alonso DeLas Cabezas, who landed in Peru in 1880 3
Miguel Cabezas, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1883 3
Alonso Cabezas, who landed in Peru in 1891 3
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Citations +

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