Cabrera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal
Spain

The surname Cabrera was most likely an occupational name for a goat herder or goat farmer, as the name Cabrera was derived from the Spanish word 'cabra,' which means goat.

Early Origins of the Cabrera family

The surname Cabrera was first found in 1271, when Pedro Anes Cabral officially pledged his fealty to King Afonso III. This family also became well-known in history with the bishop of Guarda, D. Gil Cabral, and Álvaro gil Cabral, married the heir to the estate of Diogo Afonso de Figueiredo and Conastança Rodrigues Pereira.

Early History of the Cabrera family

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Cabrera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cabral, Capra, Cabrera and others.

Early Notables of the Cabrera family

Prominent members of the family include the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvarez Cabral (c. 1467-1500), who led an expedition to the East Indies in 1500. He was forced to land on the northeast coast of Brazil, and formally took possession of the country on behalf of Portugal. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, uniting all of them in his famous voyage of 1500. While details of Cabral's early life remain unclear, it is known that he came from a minor noble family and received a good education. He was appointed to head an expedition to...
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Cabrera World Ranking

In the United States, the name Cabrera is the 803^rd most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Cabrera is ranked the 1,930^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,211 people with that name. 2 And in South America, the name Cabrera is the 46^th popular surname with an estimated 88 people with that name. 3

Cabrera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cabrera Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Luis de Cabrera to America in 1512
Pedro de Cabrera to Florida in 1538

Cabrera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gregoria Cabrera, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1802 4
Petronila Clara Cabrera, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1810 4
Luis De Cabrera, who arrived in America in 1812 4
Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera of Seville, who voyaged first to Peru and later to Argentina, where he founded the city of Cordoba
Juan de Cabrera, aide-de-camp to the Viceroy of Peru Núñez de Vela
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Cabrera migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 5

Cabrera Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Francisco De Cabrera, who landed in Cuba in 1834 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Cabrera (post 1700) +

Rosa María Cabrera, American professor emeritus
Nestor L Cabrera, American fashion designer
Waldo Cabrera, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly 6th District, 2008 6
Cesar Benito Cabrera, American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius, 2006-Seychelles, 2006-Comoros, 2006- 6
Cesar Cabrera, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004 6
Angelina Cabrera, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Democratic National Committee from New York; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 6
Luisa Georgina "Gina" Cabrera Parada (1928-2022), Cuban film, television, stage and voice actress
Nelson David Cabrera (b. 1983), Paraguayan football defender
Wílmer Cabrera Linares (b. 1967), retired Colombian football defender and current assistant coach
Diego Aroldo Cabrera Flores (b. 1982), Bolivian football striker
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html