Explore the Family Name Cadenhead

The meaning of Cadenhead

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire): habitational name for someone who lived at the head of Caddon Water in the parish of Stow (Scottish Borders).

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How common is the last name Cadenhead in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cadenhead has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the course of a decade. In 2000, it ranked 22,352nd most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped down to 22,733rd. This represents a minor drop of 1.7%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Cadenhead surname did increase from 1,075 in 2000 to 1,127 in 2010, which is an uptick of 4.84%. Despite this numerical rise, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,352	#22,733	-1.7%
Count	1,075	1,127	4.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cadenhead

When examining the ethnicity breakdown of the surname Cadenhead based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group associated with the surname remained White, although their percentage dropped from 88.65% to 84.83%, a change of -4.31%. There was no representation among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. The percentage of people identifying as Black increased slightly from 6.88% to 7.81%. However, two groups saw significant increases in percentage: those identifying as Two or More Races rose from 1.58% to 3.02%, a jump of 91.14%, while those identifying as Hispanic climbed from 2.05% to 3.82%, an increase of 86.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.65%	84.83%	-4.31%
Black	6.88%	7.81%	13.52%
Hispanic	2.05%	3.82%	86.34%
Two or More Races	1.58%	3.02%	91.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%