Cadogan

English

Alternative forms

• Cadigan

Etymology

From the Welsh personal name Cadwgan, probably composed of the elements cad (“battle”) + gwgan (“scowler”), and also an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin.

Proper noun

Cadogan (plural Cadogans)

1. A surname from Welsh or A surname from Irish.
2. An English earldom.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadogan is the 19210^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1413 individuals. Cadogan is most common among Black/African American (45.93%) and White (43.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cadogan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 267.