Cadwaladr
surname · Latin script
Meaning: From cad + gwaladr ‘battle-leader’; earliest cited 1292 (Cadewalader ab Meurich)
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 2 countries
/kædwɔɫədɐ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Cadwaladr is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)From cad + gwaladr ‘battle-leader’; earliest cited 1292 (Cadewalader ab Meurich).
Cited for this meaning 1
- Welsh Surnames
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Cadwaladr is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Welsh, from the personal name Cadwaladr; earliest cited 1633 Cadwalliter.
as a nameWelsh Surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Dafydd Cadwaladrb. 1752GBWelsh Calvinistic Methodist preacher
- Betsi Cadwaladrb. 1789GBWelsh nurse
- Dilys Cadwaladrb. 1902GBWelsh poet (1902–1979)
- George Cadwaladrb. 1945GBBritish jockey
- Edward CadwaladrGBWelsh poet
- Ellis CadwaladrGBWelsh poet
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)7 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB United Kingdom | Welsh Surnames (Morgan & Morgan, 1985) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Cadwaladr mean, and where does it come from?
- From cad + gwaladr ‘battle-leader’; earliest cited 1292 (Cadewalader ab Meurich). Recorded by Welsh Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Cadwaladr?
- A machine transcription gives /kædwɔɫədɐ/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Cadwaladr have the most bearers?
- Cadwaladr is most frequently recorded in the United Kingdom.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Cadwaladr”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.