# Caddell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/caddell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,818 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,617 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,866 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (3,877 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Welsh personal name Cadell, which derives from the root of cad (“battle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Caddell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Similar surnames

Caudill, Caudle, Caudillo, Cadle, Caudell, Cadell, Chadwell, Cadwell, Cedillo, Cottle, Cheadle, Cuautle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.