Cadet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Cadet family

The surname Cadet was first found in Britanny (Bretagne).

Early History of the Cadet family

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Cadet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Codere, Codère, Codére, Coderre, Codec, Coder, Coderc, Codet, Codomier and many more.

Early Notables of the Cadet family (pre 1700)

Notable amongst this name at this time was Sylvain Codet, who was a politician and was born in Paris in 1743. Son of a lawyer at the king’s council, he was nominated municipal Officer in 1770 and was elected representative of Ille-et-Vilaine at the legislative assembly in 1791. Joseph Coder was a botanist born in Prades in 1778. A pharmacist in this city, he was successful in his botanical research, as well as work on entomology, mineralogy. The Codet family was one of politicians… 
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Cadet Ranking

In the United States, the name Cadet is the 14,106^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in France, the name Cadet is ranked the 1,054^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,093 people with that name. [2]

 Cadet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were: 

Cadet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Blandelet Cadet, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718 [3]
• Blondelet Cadet, who landed in Louisiana in 1718 [3]

Cadet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Manl Cadet, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1837 [3]

Cadet Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Raul de S. Cadet, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1917
• Jean Cadet, aged 17, who settled in America from Nanterre, France, in 1918
• Marie Cadet, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Nanterre, France, in 1918
• Pierre Cadet, aged 23, who settled in America, in 1919
• Pierre Cadet, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
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