Cad

Cad Meaning & Origin

About Cad
The surname Cad is of Welsh origin and is derived from the personal name "Cadwaladr," which means "battle leader" or "leader of the battle." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Cadwaladr. The name Cadwaladr was historically associated with Welsh royalty and is still found as a given name in Wales today.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cad: 125
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 134,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cad is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KT
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 D
🌐 IPA
/kæd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cad in Braille

Here's how to represent Cad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cad in braille

How to sign the name Cad using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cad in sign language

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