Frequency: (442)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish (Cabaña) and Portuguese: habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna, a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
GIVEN NAMES: French 10%; Spanish 8%. Andre (2), Armand (2), Adrien, Blanchard, Camille, Herve, Marcel, Normand, Philippe, Valmond; Carlos (2), Juan (2), Rolando (2), Alberto, Alfredo, Aniceta, Armando, Augusto, Blanca, Cornelio, Elena, Elina.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
