How common is the surname Cadogan?

1,413 people in the United States had the surname Cadogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. It ranked 19,210th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cadogan?

Alexander Cadogan, British diplomat (1884–1968), followed by Levi Cadogan.

Where is the surname Cadogan most common?

Wikidata records people named Cadogan in the United Kingdom, Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Cadogan?

Cadogan is /kəˈdʌɡən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Cadogan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,413 in 2010, up 40%.

The surname Cadogan

A Welsh surname, carried by 1,413 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kəˈdʌɡən/ 3 syllables Soundex C325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cadogan is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

From the Welsh personal name Cadwgan, probably composed of the elements cad (“battle”) + gwgan (“scowler”), and also an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,413 people named Cadogan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,008.

#19,210

rank among US surnames

1,413

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+40.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,501)

Who is named Cadogan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

46% of people named Cadogan identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 46%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Two or more races 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Cadogans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexander Cadogan
British diplomat (1884–1968)
Levi Cadogan
Barbadian sprinter, born 1995
George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan
British Conservative politician (1840–1915)

Notable Cadogans come mostly from the United Kingdom (1), Barbados (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Cadigan

Cadogan has the Soundex code C325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C325.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cadogan come from?: From the Welsh personal name Cadwgan, probably composed of the elements cad (“battle”) + gwgan (“scowler”), and also an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin.
How common is the surname Cadogan?: 1,413 people in the United States had the surname Cadogan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. It ranked 19,210th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cadogan?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Cadogan identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cadogan?: Alexander Cadogan, British diplomat (1884–1968), followed by Levi Cadogan.
Where is the surname Cadogan most common?: Wikidata records people named Cadogan in the United Kingdom, Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Cadogan?: Cadogan is /kəˈdʌɡən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Cadogan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,413 in 2010, up 40%.
What are other spellings of Cadogan?: Cadigan.