Cable meaning | Last name Cable origin

Following is the meaning of Cable surname. Family name Cable is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Cable
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Probable derivation of Cabbell or perhaps from Caple or Capel.

Cable is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Cable has 5 characters long in length.

Cable is common in United States country(ies).

Cable is ranked 25185 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cables plummeted by 0.06282065 per cent to 9545 since 2000 and slipped by 286 spots and ranked at 3716. The last name was found in around 32 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.47 92.45
Black 2.72 3.1
Hispanic or Latino 2.22 1.55
Others 1.74 0.91
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.11 1.33
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.66

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Cable

How popular is Cable?

Cable is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 20323 people have been found who wears Cable as their family name. Cable is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
4,997 Bangladesh4
2,967 Vietnam3
2,113 Taiwan3
14,126 Colombia3
14,193 Egypt3
78,945 Argentina3
1,644 Nepal3
26,321 Israel3
18,114 Algeria3
32,695 Nigeria3
10,267 Sri Lanka2
14,408 Uruguay2
23,858 Iran2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
41,879 Turkey2
6,353 Panama2
34,681 Norway2
7,191 Afghanistan1
13,447 Uganda1
34,581 Chile1
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Immigrants to US

Ann Cable worked as house keeper and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 28 years old embarked for Ohio from Greenock on Hudson and arrived on August 28, 1851. Elizabeth Cable, aged 5, Margaret Cable, George Cable, aged 27, are other Cable that migrated to US.

Celebrities having Cable surname

Stuart Cable, British musician
Barney Cable Basketball Player
Larry the Cable Guy Character actor
George Cables Jazz Pianist
Vince Cable Former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Larry the Cable Guy Character actor
Stuart Cable Drummer
Tom Cable Football coach
Barry Cable Australian Rules Footballer
Bill Cable Model
Tawnni Cable Actor
  • Keith Cable, from 2013 drama movie Mandarose, who played the Bob.

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