The surname Cadbury
An English surname.
3 syllables Soundex C316
Origin
English origin
From personal name Cada + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”), meaning "Cada's fort".
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Famous Cadburys
2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- John CadburyBritish businessman (1801–1889)
- George CadburyBritish businessman (1839–1922)
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Cadbury
Cadbury has the Soundex code C316, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C316.
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Cadbury come from?
- From personal name Cada + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”), meaning "Cada's fort".
- Who is the most famous person named Cadbury?
- John Cadbury, British businessman (1801–1889), followed by George Cadbury.
- Where is the surname Cadbury most common?
- Wikidata records people named Cadbury in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.