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 surname Cabot occurs most in France. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cabot.

How Common Is The Last Name Cabot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,691st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 766,949 people. The last name Cabot occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Cabot live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 411,176th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 435 people.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 3,052 people, or 1 in 21,764. In France Cabot is most common in: Occitanie, where 32 percent are found, Normandy, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Cabot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cabot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cabot last name expanded 916 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cabot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cabot surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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