The surname Cadet
A French surname, carried by 4,607 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C330
Origin
French origin
A surname from French.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,607 people named Cadet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,017 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,979.
#7,240
rank among US surnames
4,607
people in 2010
1.6
per 100,000 Americans
+54.6%
change since 2000 (was #9,988)
Who is named Cadet
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Cadet identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Black (not Hispanic) 88%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Cadet come from?
- Cadet is French in origin.
- How common is the surname Cadet?
- 4,607 people in the United States had the surname Cadet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,017 Americans. It ranked 7,240th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Cadet?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Cadet identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Cadet getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,607 in 2010, up 55%.