About the Caballé Surname

Caballé? Think of it as Caballero with a different pen. At root, the name means “Knight, horseman”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Caballero was also written Caballé. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Caballer, Cavallero and Cavaleiro.

Surname statistics

In the Spanish register, Caballé appears 1,642 times as a first surname and 1,460 times as a second one. From 1891 to 2000, 302 births in France were registered under Caballé. The name became more frequent over the century.

Arms associated with the name

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