Cadbury Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cadbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Cadbury-Cada's Stronghold [Old English burh, a fortified place] There are ancient entrenchments called 'Cadbury Castle’ at both the Devonshire and Somersetshire Cadburys.

Cadbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:250,98220,313
United States491:7,397,121336,459
India251:30,682,615377,978
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cadbury (25) may also be a first name.

Cadbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Cadbury-Cada's Stronghold [Old English burh, a fortified place] There are ancient entrenchments called 'Cadbury Castle’ at both the Devonshire and Somersetshire Cadburys.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in co. Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cadbury Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cadbury Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cadbury is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 780,352nd most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Cadbury reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 250,982. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 34 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 11 percent live and Somerset, where 9 percent live. Besides England Cadbury occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Cadbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cadbury has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cadbury surname increased 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cadbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cadbury surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Cadbury earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.57% more than the national average, earning $58,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cadburys931/
Cadburry930/
Chaudbury881/
Sadbury8612/
Cadbory861/
Jadbury861/
Sadburry801/
Chadburi801/
Chodbury801/
Choudbury759/
Chaudburi751/
Chadboure750/
Kadbure715/
Kadbory714/
Kedburi571/
Kadbore571/
Kedburee531/

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