Caldwell Forename

289,333rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caldwell Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] cold spring.

Caldwell Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
95%
 
7001:517,91013,517
Philippines
100%
241:4,417,06279,224
South Africa
100%
191:2,870,13974,981
Zimbabwe
100%
71:2,203,40259,073
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
England
50%
 
51:11,120,58476,686
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Canada
100%
41:8,283,34367,579
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
41:27,8953,010
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377

Caldwell (150,156) may also be a surname.

Caldwell Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller by the] cold spring.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Caldwell Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cauldwell943/
Caldwwell942/
Calldwell942/
Ccaldwell941/
Hcaldwell941/
Caldwel9316/
Coldwell8886/
Kaldwell882/
Caldwill881/
Colldwell821/
Kaldwel801/
Khaledwael674/
Claèdel671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caldwell