Caddock Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Caddock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Caradoc,' a Welsh personal name.

David Craddock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Craddoc, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Cradock ap Howell ap Grono: Visit.

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Caddock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Caddock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Caradoc,' a Welsh personal name.

David Craddock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Craddoc, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Cradock ap Howell ap Grono: Visit. Gloucestershire (Harl. Soc).

'Philip Cradock, Chancellor of St. David's, 1417': History and Ant. St. David's.

'Sir John Francis Caradoc, Lord Howden (1762-1839), general, changed his name from Cradock to Caradoc in 1820. He was the only son of John Cradock, archbishop of Dublin': Dictionary of National Biography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Battle-Keenness [Welsh Cadoc, Cattwg, &c.—cad, battle, war + awg, keenness]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Caddock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caddock is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caddock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,055,483rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Caddock are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England Caddock is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 26 percent live and Suffolk, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Caddock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caddock has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Caddock surname expanded 346 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caddock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caddock last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.33% registered with the party.

Caddock earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.68% less than the national average, earning $26,460 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caaddock930/
Cadock922/
Caddoc921/
Kaddock860/
Cadoc8334/
Cadok8324/
Caidoc77169/
Caedoc7710/
Kadock775/
Caddak774/
Cadoic771/
Caddoux71235/
Kaddouk712/
Cajdosk711/
Cadak67208/
Cadac67142/
Kadok67111/
Cadog6787/
Codok6713/
Kadoc673/
Codoc673/

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