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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caward? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caward is the 1,121,821st most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Caward reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Caward is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Oregon, where 15 percent reside and Idaho, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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 carrying the Caward surname rose 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.67% 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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