Caldecote Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Caldecote Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caldecote.' Whatever this local term may mean, it is variously scattered. Of parishes alone there is a Caldecote in the the Dioceses of Ely, Peterborough, and Worcester; and a Coldecott in the the Dioceses of Peterborough and St.

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Caldecote Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Caldecote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caldecote.' Whatever this local term may mean, it is variously scattered. Of parishes alone there is a Caldecote in the the Dioceses of Ely, Peterborough, and Worcester; and a Coldecott in the the Dioceses of Peterborough and St. Albans. Mr. Lower says there is a Caude-Cote in Normandy. He adds, 'It is a singular fact, says the Rev. John Taddy, that "wherever we have traces of a Roman road, we find hamlets in the near neighbourhood of it of the name of Caldecott. I could quote abundance of such" (Papers of the Architect. Soc of Northampton, York, Lincoln, and Bedford).'

Henry de Caudecote, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Caudecote, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Alexander de Caldicote, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Albin de Caldecote, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Edmund de Caldicote, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Roger de Caldecote, Northumberland, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1752. Married — Alex. Caldicutt and Ann Goodman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1758. Married — Thomas Parsley and Susanna Caldecott: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — William Callcott and Ann Wheeler: ibid.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caldecote'; v. Calcott, a variant.

1554-5. George Mutsett and Catherine Cawcott: Marriage Lic. (London).

1700. Baptised-Mary, d. Robert Cawcott: St. James, Clerkenwell.

The surname is further disguised in the following entry:

1793. Married-Francis Younger and Susanna Caukett: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

CALDCOTT: Most probably from Coldcoat now Macbiehill in Peeblesshire. There was a manor of Caldcote in Huntingdon forfeited by Bruce in 1304 (Bain, II, 1540, 1837), but Peeblesshire Coldcoat seems most likely source of the name. Geoffry de Caldecote witnessed a resignation of lands in Annandale a. 1245 (Bain, I, 1682). Galfridus de Caldcot witnessed a charter by James Steward of Scotland in 1294 (RMP., p. 96), as Galfridus de Caldecotes witnessed a charter by Robert de Brus, lord of Annandale in same year (HP., II, p. 130), and as Geffrey de Caldecote of the county of Edeneburk rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a head in profile and S' Galftidi de Caldecote (Bain, II, p. 201,546). Robert de Cauldcotys or Caldcotys witnessed a charter of the lands of Lamberton in 1332 (BNCH., XVI, p. 327), and the seal of S' Johannis Caldecot is appended to a charter by John of Caldecotys to William of Caldecotys, his son of the lands of Grayden in the earldom of March c. 1360 (Seals Supp., 157). John de Caldicotys, dominus de Hoton, was a charter witness in 1361 (PSAS., XXIII, p. 30), and the seal of Cristiane de Caldecottis is appended to the renunciation by her of the lands of Grayden and Sympryne in 1424 (Macdonald, 310). The seal of John Caldecote of that Ilk, c. 1387, bears the legend S' iohannis caldcotys (ibid., 309). Caldcottis 1459.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Local. (Welsh.) Col—dow—cwtt, Colcoit, the neck of the wood. O'Connor derives Caldecott from Cald—i—scot, the inclosure of the Scot; a locality hemmed in by Glamorgan, the Wye, and high lands on the north. A village in Hertfordshire, England.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A Norman family, though bearing an English surname. Geoffry, Eimont, and Richard de Caldecote occur in Normandy, 1180, as paying fines to the Crown (Mag. Rot. Scac.). Stephen de Caldecote is mentioned in England, 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur. Regis).

— The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lincolnshire, Monmouth, etc.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Caldecote Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Caldecote Come From? nationality or country of origin

Caldecote occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Caldecote click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caldecote? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caldecote is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Caldecote are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Caldecote is most common in: Greater London, where 35 percent are found, West Midlands, where 35 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 24 percent are found.

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