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

Craddock, 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 Craddock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Craddock in America

Craddock is the 4049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Craddock surname appeared 8,772 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Craddock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Craddock 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 Craddock

The surname Craddock has its origins in the English and Welsh borderlands during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Old English word "cradoc", which means "he who gathers crabs or willow shoots". This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have been involved in harvesting these items or lived near areas where they grew abundantly.

One of the earliest recorded references to the surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Cradoc". This entry indicates that the name was already in use during the Norman conquest of England. Over the centuries, various spellings emerged, including Craddocke, Cradock, and Craddock.

In the 13th century, the name Craddock appeared in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire, where a person named William Craddock was listed as a landowner. This suggests that by this time, the name had become established among the gentry and landholding classes.

One notable bearer of the Craddock surname was Richard Craddock (c. 1538-1624), an English clergyman and theologian who served as the Bishop of Llandaff in Wales. Another was Samuel Craddock (1620-1695), an English nonconformist minister who was ejected from his living during the Great Ejection of 1662.

In the 17th century, the name Craddock was also found in Virginia, where Richard Craddock (c. 1635-1711) was a wealthy planter and landowner. His descendants continued to use the surname in the American colonies and later the United States.

Another noteworthy individual was Thomas Craddock (1718-1781), an English clergyman and author who wrote several works on religious subjects. In the 19th century, Sir John Craddock (1805-1881) was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and later became the Governor of Gibraltar.

Throughout its history, the surname Craddock has been associated with various places in England and Wales, such as the village of Craddock in Staffordshire and the town of Craddock in Worcestershire. These place names likely contributed to the spread and adoption of the surname in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Craddock

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

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

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