Explore the Family Name Caradine

The meaning of Caradine

English (Gloucestershire): altered form of Carwardine, a habitational name from Kawrdin or Cawardyn, the original form of the placename Carden in Cheshire.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Caradine has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Caradine held the rank of 28,088 in terms of surname popularity within the United States. This increased to a rank of 27,756 by 2010, showing an overall change of approximately 1.18%. The number of individuals identified with this surname also saw an increase over this decade, rising from 803 in 2000 to 866 in 2010, indicating a positive change of 7.85%. However, when considering the proportion of individuals bearing the Caradine surname per 100k population, there was a small decrease of -3.33%.

20002010Change
Rank#28,088#27,7561.18%
Count8038667.85%
Proportion per 100k0.30.29-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caradine

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Caradine, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The majority of those with the surname Caradine continued to identify as Black, maintaining at around 65% for both years. White identification decreased slightly from 31.26% to 29.56%. An impressive growth was observed in the category of two or more races, which saw an increase of 60.43%, moving from 1.87% to 3.00%. The Hispanic representation also experienced a substantial increase of 151.72%, albeit from a small initial percentage of 0.87% to 2.19%. There were no changes reported for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during this period.

20002010Change
Black65.63%65.01%-0.94%
White31.26%29.56%-5.44%
Two or More Races1.87%3%60.43%
Hispanic0.87%2.19%151.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%