Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of the many places called with cabral ‘place of goats’ (from Late Latin capralis Latin capra ‘goat’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Cabral family from?
You can see how Cabral families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cabral family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Cabral families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 16 Cabral families living in California. This was about 84% of all the recorded Cabral's in USA. California had the highest population of Cabral families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Cabral surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Spinner were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Cabral. 26% of Cabral men worked as a Laborer and 10% of Cabral women worked as a Spinner. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cabral were Truck Driver and Housekeeper. .
Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Cabral life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Cabral in 1942 was 35, and 70 in 2004.