Explore the Family Name Cadle

The meaning of Cadle

1. English (Gloucestershire) and Irish, both of Norman origin: nickname from Old French cadel ‘leader’. 2. English: variant of Caldwell and of Caudill. 3. Probably also an Americanized form of German Kadel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cadle has seen a slight drop in its popularity rank from 11,680 in 2000 to 11,946 in 2010, a decrease of 2.28%. However, despite this dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Cadle surname increased by 6.34%, from 2461 to 2617 during the same period. The proportion of individuals with this last name per 100,000 people also fell slightly, moving from 0.91 to 0.89, which is a decline of 2.2%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,680	#11,946	-2.28%
Count	2,461	2,617	6.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.89	-2.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cadle

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Cadles identifying as White decreased modestly from 85.17% to 83.65%. On the other hand, those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 71.12%, climbing from 2.32% to 3.97%, while the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native Cadles rose by 51.52%, albeit from a much smaller base (0.33% to 0.50%). Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable at around 1.15%, while the percentage of Cadles with two or more ethnic identities decreased by 13.27%, from 2.11% to 1.83%. The percentage of Black Cadles was almost unchanged, slipping only slightly from 8.94% to 8.90%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.17%	83.65%	-1.78%
Black	8.94%	8.9%	-0.45%
Hispanic	2.32%	3.97%	71.12%
Two or More Races	2.11%	1.83%	-13.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.14%	1.15%	0.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.5%	51.52%