A surname of historical significance, most notably associated with John Cabot, the Italian explorer who reached North America in 1497. Also refers to members of the prominent Boston Cabot family.
Italian surname, possibly from 'cabotto' meaning 'small head' or from the Venetian 'Caboto'. The name became prominent through Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), who explored the North American coast for England.
The Cabot family became so synonymous with Boston elite society that the saying 'the Lowells talk to the Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God' immortalized their social status in American folklore!
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