Explore the Family Name Cradle

The meaning of Cradle

1. English: unexplained. 2. In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Kradel: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with grāt- ‘greed’ (compare Old High German grātag ‘greedy’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cradle has seen an upward trend in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 49,057th and by 2010, it had increased its rank to 46,568th, demonstrating a growth of 5.07%. The counts, which represent the number of individuals with the Cradle surname, also grew from 403 people in 2000 to 457 in 2010, indicating a significant increase of 13.4%. Despite this substantial growth in count and rank, the proportion per 100k remained the same at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#46,568	5.07%
Count	403	457	13.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cradle

Turning to the breakdown of ethnicity for those carrying the Cradle surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased from 82.88% to 88.18%, marking a rise of 6.39%. Those identifying as part of two or more races also saw a considerable increase from 2.48% to 3.94%, a jump of 58.87%. Meanwhile, the percentage of white individuals decreased significantly from 12.66% to 4.38%, a drop of 65.40%. The data showed no change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	82.88%	88.18%	6.39%
White	12.66%	4.38%	-65.4%
Two or More Races	2.48%	3.94%	58.87%
Hispanic	0%	3.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%