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

Cakebread, 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 Cakebread surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cakebread in America

Cakebread is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cakebread surname appeared 119 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 Cakebread.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cakebread 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 Cakebread

The surname Cakebread is of English origin, derived from the occupation of a baker or seller of cakes. It is a combination of the words "cake" and "bread," reflecting the person's trade in baking and selling these items.

Cakebread is an occupational surname that emerged during the medieval period in England, likely around the 13th or 14th century. It was first recorded in various forms, such as Cakebrede, Cakebred, and Cakebrede, in various regions of England, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire.

The earliest known reference to the name Cakebread can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which mentions a person named William Cakebrede. This record provides evidence of the surname's existence during the 13th century.

In the 16th century, the name Cakebread appeared in various parish records and historical documents. One notable example is the birth record of John Cakebread in 1558 in Wragby, Lincolnshire.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the surname Cakebread. One of the earliest was Sir Walter Cakebread, born around 1600, who was a prominent merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in London.

Another notable figure was Thomas Cakebread (1678-1743), an English clergyman and author who wrote several religious works, including "A Discourse on the Nature and Necessity of Obedience to Divine Revelation."

In the 19th century, James Cakebread (1810-1884) was a prominent English landscape painter known for his depictions of rural scenes and landscapes.

The Cakebread name also has a connection to the wine industry, with Jack Cakebread (1930-2021) being a pioneering American winemaker who founded the renowned Cakebread Cellars winery in Napa Valley, California, in 1973.

William Cakebread (1855-1929) was a British civil engineer who worked on several notable projects, including the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal and the Aswan Low Dam in Egypt.

While the Cakebread surname originated in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration and family migrations. However, its roots can be traced back to the baking trade in medieval England, reflecting the occupational origins of many English surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cakebread

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

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

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