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

Cadmus, 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 Cadmus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cadmus in America

Cadmus is the 38902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cadmus surname appeared 567 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cadmus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cadmus 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 Cadmus

The surname Cadmus is of Greek origin, derived from the name of the legendary Phoenician prince who is said to have introduced the Greek alphabet. The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to ancient times.

In Greek mythology, Cadmus was the son of the Phoenician king Agenor and the founder of the city of Thebes. The story of Cadmus is recounted in various ancient Greek texts, including works by Ovid, Apollodorus, and Pausanias.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Cadmus was Tiberius Julius Cadmus, a Roman historian who lived during the 2nd century AD. He wrote a now-lost work titled "On the Foundation of Miletus and the History of Ionia."

In the Middle Ages, the name Cadmus appeared in various Latin manuscripts and records. One notable figure was Johannes Cadmus, a 13th-century scholar and theologian from Liège, known for his commentaries on the works of Aristotle and Boethius.

During the Renaissance, the surname Cadmus was associated with several humanist scholars and writers. Paulus Cadmus (1472-1533) was a German humanist and poet who wrote works in both Latin and Greek. Another prominent figure was Theodorus Cadmus (1505-1561), a Dutch scholar and professor at the University of Leuven.

In the 17th century, there was Jacobus Cadmus (1601-1667), a Dutch theologian and author of several religious works. He was born in Amsterdam and served as a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church.

The 18th century saw the birth of Johann Wolfgang Cadmus (1745-1823), a German philosopher and writer who was part of the Enlightenment movement. His works explored themes of morality, ethics, and the human condition.

Throughout its history, the surname Cadmus has been found across various regions of Europe, particularly in areas with strong Greek cultural influences or connections to classical learning and scholarship.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cadmus

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

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 Cadmus 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 Cadmus 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 Cadmus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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