Caballero is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Caballero
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Lastname is form of Cavalier. A horseman, knight.

How popular is Caballero?

Caballero is common in Mexico, Spain, Philippines, Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Peru, United States, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Chile, Uruguay, El Salvador, Ecuador, Brazil, France, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Canada, England, Morocco, Germany, Belgium, Belize, Guatemala, Switzerland.

Caballero is ranked 992 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Caballeros grew by 42.59 per cent to 28903 since 2000 and ranked 1224 after elevating 396 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 89.25 87.49
White 6.32 7.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
3.07 3.05
Black 0.75 0.99
Others 0.38 0.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.32
Caballero is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico however Paraguay lie ahead in terms of density. Around 536085 people have been found who wears Caballero as their family name. Caballero is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Caballero:
215 Mexico88,117
68 Spain63,109
116 Philippines56,291
31 Paraguay48,973
233 Colombia44,699
158 Argentina37,300
69 Cuba27,423
192 Peru25,436
1,834 United States24,785
84 Honduras23,829
25 Panama23,678
46 Puerto Rico20,418
192 Bolivia11,400
452 Venezuela10,367
Countries with thousands of Caballero:
231 Nicaragua5,206
526 Chile4,962
85 Uruguay4,329
312 El Salvador3,672
923 Ecuador2,890
5,427 Brazil1,508
5,855 France1,453
343 Costa Rica1,343
3,689 Saudi Arabia1,193
Countries with hundreds of Caballero:
903 Dominican Republic917
9,238 Canada444
16,062 England315
25,171 Morocco239
35,132 Germany218
14,046 Belgium127
585 Belize126
3,402 Guatemala107
9,217 Switzerland102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,177 Italy100
2,264 Jamaica93
3,085 Bahrain88
26,919 Australia87
5,627 Portugal85
34,217 Netherlands61
179,534 Thailand57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,912 Trinidad and Tobago50
332 Andorra45
1,397 Brunei37
21,451 Sweden32
11,507 Scotland24
26,357 Norway21
22,631 New Zealand19
283,555 Russia19
3,086 French Polynesia18
1,289 Malta18
4,443 China17
39,210 Israel16
43,922 Japan16
10,911 Ireland15
10,375 Taiwan15
585 Gibraltar13
18,211 Singapore13
30,183 Denmark12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
70,786 Austria9
2,922 Iceland9
30,726 Qatar9
36,047 Finland8
177,858 South Africa7
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Caballero Namesakes

  • Francisco Largo Caballero, Spanish politician and trade unionist
  • Agustín Nieto Caballero, Colombian pedagogue who, in 1914,
  • José Manuel Caballero, Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet
  • Raimundo Diosdado Caballero, Catholic miscellaneous writer
  • Flavio Caballero, well known Colombian actor
  • Jose Caballero, founder of a Filipino martial art called De Campo Uno-Dos-Tres Orihinal
  • José Caballero, Spanish painter
  • Antonio Caballero, retired boxer from Spain,
  • Victor Caballero, former tennis player from Paraguay
  • Andrea López Caballero, Spanish painter
  • Martín Caballero, aol
  • Steve Caballero, American professional skateboarder and musician
  • Bernardino Caballero, Paraguayan War veteran
  • Willy Caballero, Argentine professional footballer
  • Samuel Caballero, retired Honduran football defender
  • Don Caballero, American instrumental rock group from Pittsburgh
  • Raymond Caballero, American lawyer and politician
  • Fernán Caballero,
  • Gabriel Caballero, Mexican-Argentine footballer professional football coach and former player
  • Celestino Caballero, Panamanian former professional boxer
  • Carlos José Caballero, was de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba
  • Manuel Caballero, notable Venezuelan historian, journalist
  • Alfonso López Caballero, Colombian economist and diplomat, the son and grandson of former Presidents of Colombia, Alfonso López Michelsen and Alfonso López Pumarejo respectively, and former congressman, government minister, ambassador to France
  • Anna Caballero, state senator
  • Fabián Caballero, former footballer
  • Eugenio Caballero, Mexican production designer
  • José de la Luz y Caballero, Cuban scholar
  • Ernesto Giménez Caballero, Spanish writer, film director, diplomat

Caballero Namesakes

  • Francisco Largo Caballero, Spanish politician and trade unionist
  • Agustín Nieto Caballero, Colombian pedagogue who, in 1914,
  • José Manuel Caballero, Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet
  • Raimundo Diosdado Caballero, Catholic miscellaneous writer
  • Flavio Caballero, well known Colombian actor
  • Jose Caballero, founder of a Filipino martial art called De Campo Uno-Dos-Tres Orihinal
  • José Caballero, Spanish painter
  • Antonio Caballero, retired boxer from Spain,
  • Victor Caballero, former tennis player from Paraguay
  • Andrea López Caballero, Spanish painter
  • Martín Caballero, aol
  • Steve Caballero, American professional skateboarder and musician
  • Bernardino Caballero, Paraguayan War veteran
  • Willy Caballero, Argentine professional footballer
  • Samuel Caballero, retired Honduran football defender
  • Don Caballero, American instrumental rock group from Pittsburgh
  • Raymond Caballero, American lawyer and politician
  • Fernán Caballero,
  • Gabriel Caballero, Mexican-Argentine footballer professional football coach and former player
  • Celestino Caballero, Panamanian former professional boxer
  • Carlos José Caballero, was de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba
  • Manuel Caballero, notable Venezuelan historian, journalist
  • Alfonso López Caballero, Colombian economist and diplomat, the son and grandson of former Presidents of Colombia, Alfonso López Michelsen and Alfonso López Pumarejo respectively, and former congressman, government minister, ambassador to France
  • Anna Caballero, state senator
  • Fabián Caballero, former footballer
  • Eugenio Caballero, Mexican production designer
  • José de la Luz y Caballero, Cuban scholar
  • Ernesto Giménez Caballero, Spanish writer, film director, diplomat

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