Cabot — Family Name, Records and Arms

Cabot is a surname that official counts record clearly.

How many people are named Cabot?

French civil records give 3,166 births under the name Cabot from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. Births ran at 158 in 1891–1900 and 280 in 1991–2000. According to the 2010 US Census, the Cabot surname had 1,430 bearers.

What does Cabot mean?

We don't publish a meaning for Cabot without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family. Start with the most recent records and work back one generation at a time.

Does every Cabot family have a crest?

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Cabot coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Get the complete Cabot report, with a museum-style coat of arms.