Cable Surname
Approximately 18,926 people bear this surname
Cable Surname Definition:
John Cabell was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and Alexander Cabel or Cabell, witness in Aberdeen, 1493—1497 (REA., I, p. 333,338), may be Alexander Cabell, parson of Banchory-Devenick in 1499 and 1508 (SCM., II, p. 261; REA., I, p.
Read More About This SurnameCable Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,857 | 1:30,569 | 3,804 |
| England | 3,576 | 1:15,581 | 2,278 |
| Canada | 759 | 1:48,545 | 5,894 |
| Australia | 667 | 1:40,473 | 5,222 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| South Africa | 222 | 1:244,044 | 24,925 |
| New Zealand | 210 | 1:21,563 | 3,783 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 193 | 1:344,159 | 51,782 |
| Wales | 178 | 1:17,385 | 1,881 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Scotland | 115 | 1:46,555 | 4,133 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| China | 37 | 1:36,954,637 | 1,973 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 | 1:3,943 | 476 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,328 | 1:18,355 | 2,646 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:21,195 | 1,227 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,414 | 1:20,803 | 2,631 |
The alternate forms: Cablé (38), Čable (1) & Câble (1) are calculated separately.
Cable (384) may also be a first name.
Cable Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
John Cabell was witness in Brechin, 1464 (REB., II, 103), and Alexander Cabel or Cabell, witness in Aberdeen, 1493—1497 (REA., I, p. 333,338), may be Alexander Cabell, parson of Banchory-Devenick in 1499 and 1508 (SCM., II, p. 261; REA., I, p. 352). Matilda Cabell occupied land in Brechin, 1508 (REB., II, 160), and George Cabell was convicted in 1527 for importing "ffalse and fforged pennies into the Kingdom" (Trials, I, p. 137). William Cable was admitted burgess of Dundee, 1561 (Wedd., p. 164).
The French Cabel (and later Cabeau), prob. of Celtic orig., with the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us.
Probably the same as Caple or Capel.
This name is probably the same as Cabbell, in H.R. Cabel, and perhaps with Caple or Capel (in charters Latinised De Capella).
A corruption of Cabbell.
From the German, Kabel; a personal name.
Cable Demographics
Average Male Cable Height
177.66 cm
Average Female Cable Height
164.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cable Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cable Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cable (Arabic: كابل) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cablé, Čable or Câble. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cable? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,387th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 385,055 people. The surname Cable is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cable are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 442,333rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 384 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,857 people, or 1 in 30,569. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Cable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cable has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cable surname grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cable Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Cable last name is primarily Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cable last name are 17.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.19% registered with the party.
The amount Cable earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 33.91% more than the national average, earning 463,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.74% more than the national average, earning R 313,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $42,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,862 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cable Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cable in the Arabic language | ||
| كابل | kabl | - |
| كبلي | kbly | - |
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Cable Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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