Cadenhead Surname

200,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cadenhead Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the head of the Caldon or Cadon Water in the Selkirkshire part of the parish of Stow, and not from De Cadneto or Caisneto as the author of The Norman people says. William de Caldanhed or Caldenhed, a monk of Newbattle, who was treasurer to the Abbey in 1467, is apparently first of the name on record (Neubotle, p.

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Cadenhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7391:208,43020,399
Scotland891:60,1554,924
Canada881:418,70036,754
England761:733,13240,828
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Panama131:300,9437,078
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1371:27,3232,433
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Cadenhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the head of the Caldon or Cadon Water in the Selkirkshire part of the parish of Stow, and not from De Cadneto or Caisneto as the author of The Norman people says. William de Caldanhed or Caldenhed, a monk of Newbattle, who was treasurer to the Abbey in 1467, is apparently first of the name on record (Neubotle, p. 254). William Caudenhed was a witness in Edinburgh in 1482 (ibid., p. 276). The name appears to have made its way to Aberdeenshire in the sixteenth century, and there Arnchibald Cadenheid was "ano of the maisteris of the fische boittis of Futtie" in 1601 (CRA., p. 218). Magnus Caddenheid in Cortance is on record in 1633 (SCM., III, p. 116). The name also appears in Edinburgh in 1677 and 1699 as Caldenhead and Caddonhead (Edinb. Marr.). Cadenhed 1743, Cadinheid 1634, Cadonheid 1675, Caldanhede 1502, Caldenheid 1505, Cattenhead 1626, Caudenhead 1482, Cauldenhed 1494, Cawdinhed 1467, Kaddinheid 1637.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Or Cadned, probably a form of De Cadneto or Caisneto. See Cheyney.

The Norman People (1874)

Cadenhead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cadenhead has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadenhead? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cadenhead is the 200,455th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,500,262 people. The last name Cadenhead is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Cadenhead reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,739 people, or 1 in 208,430. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 35 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Cadenhead is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Cadenhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cadenhead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cadenhead last name expanded 1,144 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 760 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cadenhead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cadenhead are 26.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cadenhead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.82% more than the national average, earning R 417,804 per year; in United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $59,192 CAD per year.

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