Cadigan Surname

206,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cadigan Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of little Ceadach (possessing hundreds).

Cadigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5931:227,53221,981
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Australia341:793,99150,673
England251:2,228,72284,230
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Cadigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of little Ceadach (possessing hundreds).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cadigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cadigan (Marathi: कॅडीगन) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 206,654th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,634,686 people. The last name Cadigan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cadigan are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,593 people, or 1 in 227,532. In The United States Cadigan is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Cadigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cadigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cadigan last name increased 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cadigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cadigan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cadigan are 11.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cadigan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.56% more than the national average, earning $52,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cadigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cadigan in the Marathi language
कॅडीगनkedigana-

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