Cabot Surname

53,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cabot Surname Definition:

(French) One with a small head; dweller at the sign of the miller's thumb, a fresh-water fish.

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Cabot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,0521:21,7642,535
United States2,2261:162,83016,574
Spain1,6031:29,1652,987
Canada5461:67,4837,779
Argentina4981:85,8307,251
Australia4401:61,3547,413
Philippines2571:393,92350,777
Cuba1481:77,8562,646
England1411:395,16427,358
Jersey981:1,012129
Uruguay871:39,4454,524
Mauritius521:24,8735,131
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Ireland281:168,1767,397
India241:31,961,058386,265
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Israel171:503,39037,521
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Norway101:514,22941,629
Guam81:20,0153,029
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Macau11:601,6301,582
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1881:27632
Guernsey221:1,484259
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

Cabot (435) may also be a first name.

Cabot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One with a small head; dweller at the sign of the miller's thumb, a fresh-water fish.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Odo Cabot of Normandy, 1184 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and Robert Kabot, 1198 (Ib.). Roger Cabot of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

Derivative of the word, cap, which means 'head' in French. It means either one that has a big head, or one who is stubborn.

- vikthorio

Cabot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cabot Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cabot occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cabot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabot? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cabot is the 53,691st most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 766,949 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Cabot live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cabot is also the 411,176th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 435 people.

The last name Cabot is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 3,052 people, or 1 in 21,764. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 32 percent live, Normandy, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.

Cabot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cabot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cabot surname increased 916 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cabot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cabot surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cabot earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning 290,140 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.4% less than the national average, earning $42,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chabot9126,134/
Cabote911,166/
Caybot91477/
Caboot9167/
Cabott9166/
Cabout9162/
Caboth9130/
Czabot9116/
Caubot9110/
Cabots914/
Cahbot912/
Cabo8922,682/
Caboste83779/
Chabout83441/
Cabotte83144/
Cabodte83111/
Chaibot8321/
Chabott8318/
Cabouth836/
Chabote834/
Cabotts831/
Chaubot831/
Chajbot831/
Chaboth830/
Scabott830/
Sabot803,791/
Cabos802,666/
Zabot801,554/
Kabot801,320/
Cabut80951/
Cabat80716/
Jabot80454/
Caboo80425/
Caboz80291/
Caubo80219/
Caboi80147/
Gcabo80146/
Cabou80138/
Žabot80103/
Caboy8098/
Caybo8025/
Casbo8014/
Cavot8014/
Cobot8010/
Caibo807/
Ceabo806/
Caboň805/
Cabod804/
Catbo802/
Caboh802/
Cajbo801/
Chaibout77191/
Chaiboot77124/
Casboult77108/
Chabotte7792/
Chaboute7787/
Chaboudt7735/
Chhabote7711/
Ciabotte7711/
Chaabout774/
Tchabote771/
Chaubott770/
Chobot732,245/
Chabod732,182/
Kabote731,649/
Chabat731,216/
Caubat731,024/
Qabout73916/
Cabate73900/
Cabute73752/
Kaboth73643/
Chavot73631/
Zabost73549/
Campot73477/
Zabout73427/
Chabut73316/
Czobot73238/
Khabot73176/
Zabott73167/
Caboux73124/
Csobot73116/
Kabout73112/
Cabaat7398/
Saubot7384/
Zabote7362/
Cavote7359/
Sabott7355/
Cabaut7353/
Cabois7345/
Caibou7343/
Saybot7341/
Cavoit7340/
Saboth7336/
Saibot7333/
Zaboth7330/
Sajbot7330/
Saboot7327/
Kabott7319/
Caibat7316/
Jaboth7314/
Caybut7313/
Caiboy7313/
Zaabot7312/
Kaboot7311/
Kaboet739/
Cheabo739/
Ciabut737/
Cobott734/
Seabot734/
Caibod734/
Jabout733/
Cauboi733/
Caboud733/
Jabote732/
Canpot732/
Djabot732/
Cahbou732/
Cabogy732/
Dzabot732/
Cabatt731/
Cavott731/
Cobodt731/
Cobots731/
Zajbot731/
Qaboot731/
Saboit731/
Cabath731/
Caabat731/
Caabos731/
Chabót731/
Cauvot731/
Caubou731/
Casbos731/
Czabat731/
Cobout731/
Caibut731/
Cabood731/
Ca'abo731/
Katbot731/
Jabott730/
Tchaboute713/
Chaboutte711/
Chaibooth711/
Cobo6743,109/
Caba6735,594/
Kabo6726,694/
Chaibut675,226/
Cavo671,878/
Chaboud671,363/
Djabout671,317/
Chauvot671,110/
Qabo67277/
Csoboth67200/
Chaibat67181/
Zaabout67161/
Zaibout67137/
Tchabat6786/
Khabout6768/
Saiboot6735/
Jabotte6731/
Ciabaut6731/
Saibott6725/
Sajboth6722/
Saiboth6719/
Kabouth6717/
Caabate6713/
Chabaut6712/
Cabudte6712/
Chaabat6711/
Kaboute6711/
Campott6711/
Cabutte6711/
Zabotte6710/
Seabott679/
Cabó679/
Chavoit679/
Chabatt678/
Caubatz678/
Côbo677/
Cgaibou677/
Kaeboot677/
Chabate676/
Sayboot675/
Chabudt674/
Caubats674/
Cabá674/
Cosboth674/
Khaboot673/
Kabothe673/
Cabouch672/
Khabote672/
Cavotte672/
Chabaat672/
Tchabod672/
Kaboote672/
Cabatte672/
Chaybut672/
Catvote671/
Jabotts671/
Saybout671/
Seaboit671/
Chabeut671/
Jaabout671/
Cabã671/
Jaboute671/
Hcaibou671/
Khabott671/
Kaabote671/
Zaboute671/
Cabò671/
Cabaste671/
Cabauth671/
Cabadte671/
Djabote671/
Cahabou671/
Chobote671/
Cheabou671/
Chabath671/
Coboult671/
Zahbote671/
Camphot671/
Chobout671/
Jaaboth671/
Kaiboot671/
Keaboot671/
Chabuth670/
Jaboost670/
Casbatt670/

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