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

The surname Caddow is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caddow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 616,129th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Caddow live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 392 people, or 1 in 34,316. Apart from Somalia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Scotland, where 6 percent reside.

Caddow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caddow has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caddow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Caddow surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caddow last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political 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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