Caward Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Caward Surname Definition:

CAWART: Herbert Cawart witness in Dumfries, 1542 (Anderson). Marie Cavart in Little Daltone, 1683 (Dumfries). Thomas Cawart in parish of Monzie, n.d. (Dunblane). There is a Cawartsholme in Dumfries Retours (55).

Caward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
England211:2,653,24194,788
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Caward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CAWART: Herbert Cawart witness in Dumfries, 1542 (Anderson). Marie Cavart in Little Daltone, 1683 (Dumfries). Thomas Cawart in parish of Monzie, n.d. (Dunblane). There is a Cawartsholme in Dumfries Retours (55).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Caward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caward is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Caward click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Caward reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Oregon, where 15 percent reside and Idaho, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Liberia, where 8 percent reside.

Caward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Caward last name expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caward last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the political party.

Caward earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.7% less than the national average, earning $33,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cayward9239/
Ceaward921/
Cauward920/
Coward8316,767/
Cavard83958/
Kaward8364/
Zaward8329/
Cabard8324/
Cawerd835/
Cawart835/
Caword830/
Chabard77239/
Chavard7795/
Cauvard7788/
Cowhard7729/
Kayward778/
Kaeward776/
Chawart774/
Cawarte774/
Kawaerd771/
Kaiward771/
Choward771/
Keaward771/
Cawherd770/
Coeward770/
Cayword770/
Chaubard71613/
Chauvard71121/
Cowheard7135/
Chavardh711/
Chayvard711/
Kaewaard711/
Kaeweard711/
Chowhard711/
Cowart6716,889/
Cabart67376/
Keward6782/
Cavart6767/
Covard6743/
Zavard6724/
Zoward6717/
Koward679/
Cobard677/
Cowerd676/
Kavard676/
Zawart675/
Cawort673/
Kawart672/
Cabord672/
Zaword671/
Kaword671/
Coword670/

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