Show ContentsCarabine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Carabine family

The surname Carabine was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis) former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy; it is the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Instanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Carabine family

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Carabine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caraffa, Caraffi, Caraffia, Carafi, Caraffas, Carafas, Caraffani and many more.

Early Notables of the Carabine family

By the end of the 15th century, southern Italy was known as the Kingdom of Naples, ruled by the house of Aragon. By the early eighteenth century, the Austrians had gained much of the region, under the rule of the Austrian emperor Kales VI. However, in 1734, Spaniard Don Carlos defeated the Austrians, and the region came under Spanish rule once more. In 1799, the French invaded Naples and in 1806, Napoleon's brother Joseph was made king, but this hold on Italy was not to last. In 1813 the Congress Of Vienna restored pre-Napoleonic rule. Among prominent bearers of this surname...
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United States Carabine migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carabine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Catherine Carabine, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
  • Thomas Carabine, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
  • Daniel Carabine, who arrived in Mississippi in 1844 1
  • John Carabine, who arrived in North America sometime between 1854 and 1856

Canada Carabine migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carabine Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Edward Carabine, who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834
  • Thomas Carabine, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor" in 1834
  • Edward Carabine, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Eleanor" in 1834
  • James Carabine, who settled in Montreal in 1846
  • Catehrine Carabine, who arrived in Canada in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Carabine (post 1700) +

  • James Carabine (1911-1987), Scottish football right back


  1. 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)


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