Caddow Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Caddow Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname from the Jack­daw [prob. caw (imit.) + daw (also imit.]

Caddow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Scotland281:191,20810,357
England271:2,063,63279,942
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England31:8,125,123158,686

Caddow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname from the Jack­daw [prob. caw (imit.) + daw (also imit.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Caddow Last Name Facts

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

Caddow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Caddow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caddow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caddow is the 616,129th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Caddow live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 34,316. Barring Somalia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Scotland, where 6 percent live.

Caddow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caddow has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caddow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Caddow last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Caddow surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Caddow earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cadow912,346/
Cadoow83196/
Chadow8359/
Caddaw839/
Kaddow830/
Caudow830/
Kadow732,074/
Zadow731,741/
Cadov736/
Qadow735/
Cadaw735/
Codow735/
Caddaawe714/
Chadov671,886/
Cadawe67566/
Kadowa67302/
Kadowe67166/
Cadoff6799/
Zeadow6753/
Cadova6717/
Kaddaw676/
Chodow675/
Ceadof674/
Caidov674/
Chadaw673/
Caadov672/
Zaidow671/
Zajdow671/
Ceidow671/
Chadof671/
Caudov671/
Khadow671/
Keddow671/
Cadavd671/
Cadovs671/
Caadaw671/

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