Cardwell Surname
Approximately 20,997 people bear this surname
Cardwell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Cardeville.' This surname seems to be of Norman extraction. The suffix -ville is commonly turned into-well; compare Boswell and Bosville.
William de Cardevile, Wiltshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCardwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,744 | 1:23,022 | 2,891 |
| England | 2,638 | 1:21,121 | 2,979 |
| Canada | 701 | 1:52,561 | 6,304 |
| Northern Ireland | 663 | 1:2,783 | 563 |
| Australia | 599 | 1:45,068 | 5,661 |
| Scotland | 233 | 1:22,978 | 2,581 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:45,508 | 4,331 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 344 | 1:12,878 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,350 | 1:18,056 | 2,607 |
| Scotland | 83 | 1:45,099 | 3,253 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,528 | 1:19,865 | 2,503 |
Cardwell (299) may also be a first name.
Cardwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Cardeville.' This surname seems to be of Norman extraction. The suffix -ville is commonly turned into-well; compare Boswell and Bosville.
William de Cardevile, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Cardevill, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1603. Buried — Sasand Cardewell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1612. Married — Thomas Coe and Dorath Cardwell: St Antholin (London).
1754. — Charles Bradley and Alice Cardwell: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to (prob.) Cardonville in Normandy = the Thistly Estate [Old French cordon (mod. chardon), a thistle, from Latin cardu-us + French ville, Latin villa, an estate, &c.] This name therefore corresponds to the English Thistleton.
For Cardeville or Cardunville, from C., near Caen. Ernald de Cardunville held a fief from the See of Lincoln, 1165, and Peter de C. from the barony of Estoteville, York (Liber Niger). Paganus de C. had a grant in Hereford 1156 (Rot. Pip.) Walter de C. was witness, 1170, to a charter in Lincoln (Mon. ii.). Richard de Cardeville was witness (13th cent.) to a charter of the Bp. of Winchester (Mon. ii. 664). He held lands in Hants by serjeantry (Testa de Neville).
Cardwell Demographics
Cardwell Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Cardwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cardwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cardwell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cardwell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cardwell is the 25,658th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 347,076 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cardwell reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 509,704th most common first name on earth, held by 299 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 15,744 people, or 1 in 23,022. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Cardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cardwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cardwell last name grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cardwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cardwell surname are 21.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Cardwell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.48% more than the national average, earning R 288,672 per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $53,297 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chardwell | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cardwelld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Cardwel | 93 | 4 | / |
| Cardwll | 93 | 2 | / |
| Cordwell | 88 | 2,174 | / |
| Cartwell | 88 | 71 | / |
| Kardwell | 88 | 19 | / |
| Cardwill | 88 | 2 | / |
| Cardweel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Carduell | 88 | 0 | / |
| Chartwell | 82 | 18 | / |
| Carthwell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Carrtwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Kardwel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cartwel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cordwel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zartwell | 75 | 8 | / |
| Cortwell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Courtwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerdwill | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cortwill | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cortwiel | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kerduel | 53 | 35 | / |
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Cardwell Reference & Research
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