Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire): habitational name for someone who lived at the head of Caddon Water in the parish of Stow (Scottish Borders).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Cadenhead family from?
You can see how Cadenhead families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cadenhead family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cadenhead families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Cadenhead families living in London. This was about 67% of all the recorded Cadenhead's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Cadenhead families in 1891.
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What did your Cadenhead ancestors do for a living?
In 1939, Hassock Maker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cadenhead. 100% of Cadenhead men worked as a Hassock Maker and 100% of Cadenhead women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .
Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Cadenhead life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cadenhead in 1961 was 55, and 85 in 2004.