Cadogan
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English
Alternative forms
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)
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cadogan is the 19210th 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.