Cadwallader Surname
Approximately 5,067 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCadwallader Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,649 | 1:136,829 | 14,304 |
| England | 1,450 | 1:38,426 | 4,999 |
| Australia | 320 | 1:84,362 | 9,770 |
| Wales | 268 | 1:11,547 | 1,284 |
| New Zealand | 162 | 1:27,953 | 4,881 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 503 | 1:48,460 | 5,955 |
| Wales | 97 | 1:16,169 | 965 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 538 | 1:93,343 | 9,564 |
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.
(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.
(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.
Cadwallader Demographics
Cadwallader Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadwalladder | 96 | 1 | / |
| Cadwalader | 95 | 470 | / |
| Cadwalleder | 91 | 42 | / |
| Codwallader | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cadwahlader | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cadwollader | 91 | 0 | / |
| Caduallader | 91 | 0 | / |
| Cadwalloder | 91 | 0 | / |
| Catwallader | 91 | 0 | / |
| Cadwaleder | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cadwelader | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cadwaloder | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cadualader | 86 | 0 | / |
| Codwalader | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cadwolader | 86 | 0 | / |
| Codualeder | 67 | 0 | / |
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