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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 Cadbury
    British businessman (1801–1889)
  • George Cadbury
    British businessman (1839–1922)

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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.