Cadwallader Surname

94,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cadwallader Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cadwaladyr' (Welsh).

David ap Cadwallader, 1323. Writs of Parliament.

Kedwallader Rogers, 1598: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1683. Thomas Ann and Elinor Cadwallder: St.

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Cadwallader Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6491:136,82914,304
England1,4501:38,4264,999
Australia3201:84,3629,770
Wales2681:11,5471,284
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
Canada1241:297,14227,584
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5031:48,4605,955
Wales971:16,169965
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Cadwallader (24) may also be a first name.

Cadwallader Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cadwaladyr' (Welsh).

David ap Cadwallader, 1323. Writs of Parliament.

Kedwallader Rogers, 1598: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1683. Thomas Ann and Elinor Cadwallder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1781. Married — Daniel Cadwallader and Mary Rabey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic) Battle – Ruler [Welsh Cadwaladr—cad, a battle + the mutated form of gwaladr, a ruler] Llangadwaladr is thought to be so called from Cadvan's grandson Cadwaladr, who appears to have died in 664.—Rhys, Celtic Britain, p. 127.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh.) Derived from cad, battle, and gwaladr, a leader, a lord—the leader or lord of the battle.

Gwaladr would seem to come from gwal, a wall or defense, and adre, signifying at home or abroad, everywhere.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cadwallader Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cadwallader occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cadwallader? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,041st most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,438,237 people. The last name Cadwallader is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Cadwallader are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,649 people, or 1 in 136,829. In The United States Cadwallader is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Cadwallader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cadwallader has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cadwallader last name increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cadwallader Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Cadwallader last name are 19.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cadwallader earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.11% more than the national average, earning R 420,876 per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $52,727 CAD per year.

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