Craddick Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Craddick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Caradoc,' a Welsh personal name.

David Craddock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Craddoc, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Cradock ap Howell ap Grono: Visit.

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Craddick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:771,18959,919
England231:2,422,52489,093
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Craddick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Caradoc,' a Welsh personal name.

David Craddock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Craddoc, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Cradock ap Howell ap Grono: Visit. Gloucestershire (Harl. Soc).

'Philip Cradock, Chancellor of St. David's, 1417': History and Ant. St. David's.

'Sir John Francis Caradoc, Lord Howden (1762-1839), general, changed his name from Cradock to Caradoc in 1820. He was the only son of John Cradock, archbishop of Dublin': Dictionary of National Biography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Craddick Last Name Facts

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

Craddick occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Craddick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 619,831st most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Craddick reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 771,189. In The United States Craddick is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Michigan, where 6 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live and American Samoa, where 0 percent live.

Craddick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craddick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Craddick last name grew 287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craddick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Craddick last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Craddick last name are 18.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.95% being registered with the party.

Craddick earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,331 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craddisck940/
Cradick93465/
Craddic930/
Croddick8836/
Kraddick884/
Craidick882/
Craddeck881/
Chradick880/
Cradic86546/
Cradik861/
Schradick8266/
Creadicks821/
Crodick8012/
Kradick803/
Cradeck801/
Credick800/
Schradieck7878/
Shradick752/
Schradic750/
Schradiek711/
Crodic711/
Kradik711/
Shradik672/
Zradickova671/
Cradeke671/
Kredick671/

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Craddick Reference & Research

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Craddock FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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