Cabello Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cabello last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cabello last name
Meaning of the Cabello last name: hair. Cabello is a Spanish surname from cabello, "hair", a nickname for a man with striking hair, very long, thick or unusually coloured. The last name is common in Andalusia and Latin America. Curiously, the singer Camila Cabello, born in Cuba in 1997, has made the name familiar to music fans everywhere.
Arms associated with the Cabello name
In Spain a coat of arms was tied to the family house, and heraldry associated with the Cabello surname follows that custom.
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Cabello name FAQ
What does the Cabello name mean?
Hair. Common variants include Cabelo, Cabellos.
Where does the Cabello surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.
Is there a Cabello coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cabello coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, MarÃa Asunción Ribes & Antonio GarcÃa, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).