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
Average Male Cardwell Height
176.82 cm
Average Female Cardwell Height
162.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cardwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cardwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cardwell is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cardwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,658th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cardwell live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 509,704th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 299 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 15,744 people, or 1 in 23,022. In The United States Cardwell is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Cardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cardwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cardwell surname expanded 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 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 adherence of those carrying the Cardwell surname is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cardwell last name are 21.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.47% being registered to vote for 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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