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Early Origins of the Caceres family

The surname Caceres was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Caceres family

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Caceres Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cacinotti, Caccianti, Cacianti, Caccinotti and others.

Early Notables of the Caceres family

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Caceres Ranking

In the United States, the name Caceres is the 7,773rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in South America, the name Caceres is ranked the 90th most popular surname with an estimated 51 people with that name. 2


Caceres migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Caceres Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Fernan Caceres, who settled in Mexico in 1527
  • Francisco Caceres, who settled in Peru in 1535
  • Diego Caceres, who arrived in New Granada in 1574
  • Catalina Alonso Caceres, who settled in New Granada in 1574
  • Catalina Caceres, who settled in New Granada in 1574
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Caceres Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro De Caceres, who landed in Espanola in 1811 3
  • Martin De Caceres, who arrived in America in 1812 3
  • Manuel De Caceres, who landed in America in 1816 3
  • Francisco De Caceres, who arrived in America in 1817 3
  • Jeronimo De Caceres, who arrived in America in 1817 3
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Caceres 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. 4
Caceres Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Alonso De Caceres, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1861 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Caceres (post 1700) +

  • Ernesto "Ernie" Caceres (1911-1971), American jazz musician
  • Kurt Caceres (b. 1972), American actor
  • Alex Caceres (b. 1988), American professional mixed martial artist
  • Gladys Cáceres (1924-2021), Venezuelan television actress
  • José Humberto Eslava "Pepe" Cáceres (1935-1987), Colombian bullfighter
  • Felipe de Cáceres, Spanish conquistador and colonizer
  • Juan Carlos Cáceres (b. 1936), Argentine musician
  • Blazco Múñoz de Cáceres, Spanish nobleman
  • Jorge Cáceres (1923-1949), Chilean poet, painter and dancer
  • Abraham de Caceres (d. 1740), Portuguese-Dutch Jewish composer of the late baroque period
  • ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
  3. 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)
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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