Caballero Surname
Approximately 536,088 people bear this surname
Caballero Surname Definition:
One who came from Caballero (horseman), in Spain; one who rode a horse; a knight.
From the noun "caballo" - horse. One who goes on horseback - a gentleman.
Ancient and popular surname in Aragon and Catalonia. Seems to originate in Baeza.
Read More About This SurnameCaballero Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 88,117 | 1:1,409 | 215 |
| Spain | 63,109 | 1:741 | 68 |
| Philippines | 56,291 | 1:1,798 | 116 |
| Paraguay | 48,973 | 1:148 | 31 |
| Colombia | 44,699 | 1:1,069 | 233 |
| Argentina | 37,300 | 1:1,146 | 158 |
| Cuba | 27,423 | 1:420 | 69 |
| Peru | 25,436 | 1:1,250 | 192 |
| United States | 24,788 | 1:14,622 | 1,834 |
| Honduras | 23,829 | 1:370 | 84 |
| Panama | 23,678 | 1:165 | 25 |
| Puerto Rico | 20,418 | 1:174 | 46 |
| Bolivia | 11,400 | 1:931 | 192 |
| Venezuela | 10,367 | 1:2,913 | 452 |
| Nicaragua | 5,206 | 1:1,157 | 231 |
| Chile | 4,962 | 1:3,550 | 526 |
| Uruguay | 4,329 | 1:793 | 85 |
| El Salvador | 3,672 | 1:1,728 | 312 |
| Ecuador | 2,890 | 1:5,504 | 923 |
| Brazil | 1,508 | 1:141,959 | 5,424 |
| France | 1,453 | 1:45,714 | 5,855 |
| Costa Rica | 1,343 | 1:3,559 | 343 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,193 | 1:25,864 | 3,689 |
| Dominican Republic | 917 | 1:11,377 | 903 |
| Canada | 444 | 1:82,986 | 9,238 |
| England | 315 | 1:176,883 | 16,062 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Germany | 218 | 1:369,291 | 35,132 |
| Belgium | 127 | 1:90,525 | 14,046 |
| Belize | 126 | 1:2,821 | 585 |
| Guatemala | 107 | 1:150,305 | 3,402 |
| Switzerland | 102 | 1:80,519 | 9,217 |
| Italy | 100 | 1:611,567 | 56,177 |
| Jamaica | 93 | 1:30,860 | 2,264 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Thailand | 57 | 1:1,239,269 | 179,534 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Andorra | 45 | 1:1,863 | 332 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1:13,510,346 | 23,679 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Caballero (226) may also be a first name.
Caballero Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Caballero (horseman), in Spain; one who rode a horse; a knight.
From the noun "caballo" - horse. One who goes on horseback - a gentleman.
Ancient and popular surname in Aragon and Catalonia. Seems to originate in Baeza. Name of village near Vich. Name is Gaulish and derived from "caballu" meaning horse or horseman. Later extended to include cavaliers and knights.
Aragonese name from Alcañiz. Later extended to Castile, Asturias, Andalusia, and Mexico. Some members belonged to Order of Santiago.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from France. During the Spanish Reconquest, some knights from the neighboring country crossed the border to join the Catalans and Aragonese who fought against the Moors. It seems that, at first, the name was Cabanilles and so it appears in old documents of the Principality of Catalonia. Then, with the passage of time and as it spread throughout Spain, it slightly changed, becoming in some cases Cabanillas, since the original Cabanilles has not disappeared either. There is news of a knight born in Catalonia called Pedro de Cabanilles who descended precisely from the French to which we have referred.
- itsclaraThe caballero surname is a Spanish surname that literally means 'knight.
- vasquezcalvoCaballero Demographics
Average Caballero Salary in
United States
$39,212 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caballero Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caballero Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caballero occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caballero? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,594 people. The last name Caballero is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Caballero live; 36 percent live in South America and 16 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 598,137th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 226 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 88,117 people, or 1 in 1,409. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 18 percent live, Mexico City, where 12 percent live and Veracruz, where 6 percent live. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 113 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 11 percent live.
Caballero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Caballero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caballero surname rose 28,823 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 31,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caballero Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Caballero surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.96% registered with the political party.
The amount Caballero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.76% less than the national average, earning €4,276 per year; in Peru they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,006 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $20,269,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $39,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning $43,952 CAD per year.
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