# Cadwallader (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cadwallader/  
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) | 1,895 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,456 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 162,926 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (1,907 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kædˈwɒl.ə.dər/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Cadwalladr |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Cadwaladr.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cadwallader 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Similar surnames

Catlett, Cataldo.

## 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.