Cadwallader, Cadwalader, or Cadwaladr is a given name and surname of Welsh origin. It was most notably held by Cadwaladr, a seventh century king of Gwynedd, who was the last Welsh king to claim lordship over all of Britain.
[edit] People with the surname Cadwallader
| Cadwallader |
| Family name |
| Language(s) of origin |
Welsh |
- Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet
- Gavin Cadwallader (b. 1986), English professional football player
- George Cadwalader (1806–1879), American U.S. Army general during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
- John Cadwalader (1742–1786), American soldier; general during the Revolutionary War
- Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823), American soldier in the Revolutionary War; delegate to the Continental Congress
- Thomas Cadwalader (1708–1779), American physician and politician in the pre-Revolutionary War times
[edit] People with the given name Cadwallader
| Cadwallader |
| Pronunciation |
Cad-walad-er |
| Gender |
masculine |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Welsh |
| Meaning |
"battle-leader" |
| Region of origin |
Wales |
- Cadwaladr (633–682), Welsh king of Gwynedd
- Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd (c.1096 - 1172), third son of Gruffydd ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, Wales.
- Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776), Scottish-Irish physician and politician; pre-Revolutionary War Governor of New York
- Cadwallader D. Colden (1769–1834), American soldier and politician; U.S. representative from New York
- Cadwallader C. Washburn (1818–1882), American businessman, politician, and soldier; founder of General Mills
- Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867), American naval officer and explorer
