As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CADELL. CADDELL. 1. (Welsh.) Warlike, stout. 2. Probably a corruption of Caldwell. An ancient family, Caldwell of that Ilk, flourished in co. Renfrew, down to the ejid of the XVII. century.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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