Find out how popular the last name Cadle is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cadle.

Cadle, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cadle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cadle in America

Cadle is the 11946th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cadle surname appeared 2,617 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cadle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cadle to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cadle

The surname Cadle is believed to have originated from the Old English word "cadehl," which means "round hill" or "small hill." This suggests that the name may have derived from a geographical feature such as a hill or a place where the earliest bearers of this name resided.

Cadle is an English surname that can be traced back to the 12th century. Some of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1202, where it was spelled as "Cadel." Other variations such as "Cadehill" and "Cadehull" were also found in various records from the same period.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, the name was recorded as "Cadel" in the county of Buckinghamshire. This suggests that the name was prevalent in central and southern England during the medieval period.

The Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and population in England compiled in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname Cadle. However, it does mention several place names that may have contributed to the formation of this surname, such as "Cathill" and "Caddington."

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Cadle was John Cadle, who was born around 1520 in Wiltshire, England. Another notable individual was William Cadle, a merchant from Bristol, who was mentioned in records from the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various parish records across England. For example, Thomas Cadle was baptized in 1636 in Mere, Wiltshire, while Richard Cadle was married in 1669 in Warminster, also in Wiltshire.

Several individuals with the surname Cadle have made significant contributions throughout history. One such figure was Sir John Cadle (1577-1639), an English lawyer and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Taunton in 1628.

Another notable bearer of the name was Robert Cadle (1823-1900), an English architect who designed several notable buildings in Bristol, including the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

In the United States, one of the earliest records of the Cadle surname dates back to the 17th century. John Cadle, born in 1630 in England, immigrated to Massachusetts and was among the early settlers in the colony.

During the American Revolutionary War, Captain Asa Cadle (1750-1835) served as a member of the Massachusetts militia and was involved in several battles against the British forces.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cadle

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cadle.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cadle was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cadle has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cadle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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