Last Name CADWALLADER

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Meaning The son of Cadwaladyr.
Derived from 'cad,' battle, and 'gwaladr,' a leader, a lord - the leader or lord of the battle. 'Gwaladr' would seem to come from 'gwal,' a wall or defense, and 'adre,' signifying at home or abroad, everywhere.
Origin Welsh, Irish

Rank 14,391 (2000 US census) 11,907 (1990 US census)
Count 1,907 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.8%, or 1827 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0.68%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.94%, or 37 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.15%, or 22 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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