Explore the Family Name Cadoret

The meaning of Cadoret

Breton: from the Old Breton personal name Catuuoret, based on cat ‘combat’ and meaning ‘protector in combat’. Compare Cadarette and Cadorette. History: Georges Cadoret from Vannes in Morbihan, Brittany (France), married Barbe Boucher in Château-Richer, QC, in 1686. Some characteristic forenames: French Ghislain, Gisele, Normand, Remi, Rolande.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cadoret has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cadoret ranked as the 71,372nd most popular surname and fell to the 77,264th slot in 2010, marking a decrease of 8.26%. The number of people with the Cadoret surname also reduced from 255 in 2000 to 248 in 2010, indicating a 2.75% drop. As a result, the proportion of the Cadoret surname per 100k population was recorded at 0.09 in 2000 and dipped to 0.08 in 2010, reflecting an 11.11% fall.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#77,264	-8.26%
Count	255	248	-2.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cadoret

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Cadoret surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 98.04% identified as White in 2000, decreasing slightly to 97.58% in 2010. There were no Cadorets who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Furthermore, there were no reported instances of multiple ethnic identities among those bearing the Cadoret surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	97.58%	-0.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%