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![Show Contents]() Cadoo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Cadoo familyThe surname Cadoo was first found in Cambridgeshire where the family was first referenced in the year 1260 when Richard Caddoc held estates in that shire. 1 There is a distinct Welsh connection as the name may have been derived from "the son of Caradoc, which was a Welsh personal name." 2 Furthermore, a Gloucestershire visitation noted Cradock ap Howell ap Grono (no date given) Cadoc the Wise (Cattwg Ddoeth in Welsh) (d. 570?), was "a Welsh saint, the early lives of whom are so contradictory that it must be supposed that there was more than one person of the name, is said to have been the son of Gwynllyw Filwr, Lord of Gwynllwg in Glamorganshire. He voluntarily devoted himself to a religious life from his earliest years, and miracles are ascribed to him while yet in his boyhood. " 3 Early History of the Cadoo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cadoo research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Cadoo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cadoo Spelling VariationsOne relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Cadoo has appeared include Cadick, Caddick, Caddock, Cadock, Cadicot and many more. Early Notables of the Cadoo familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cadoo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Cadoo familyAt this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Cadoo arrived in North America very early: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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