Calder Surname
Approximately 24,635 people bear this surname
Calder Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Calder,' from residence beside the Calder, one of the many rivers of that name.
Adam de Calder, 1179: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.
Read More About This SurnameCalder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,067 | 1:51,289 | 6,183 |
| England | 3,843 | 1:14,499 | 2,138 |
| Canada | 3,328 | 1:11,071 | 1,660 |
| Australia | 3,293 | 1:8,198 | 1,216 |
| Scotland | 3,127 | 1:1,712 | 311 |
| New Zealand | 1,652 | 1:2,741 | 396 |
| South Africa | 637 | 1:85,051 | 10,461 |
| Jamaica | 411 | 1:6,983 | 843 |
| Guyana | 169 | 1:4,510 | 804 |
| Northern Ireland | 150 | 1:12,300 | 1,807 |
| Wales | 137 | 1:22,588 | 2,401 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 76 | 1:17,947 | 2,168 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Grenada | 19 | 1:5,712 | 632 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,340 | 1:1,121 | 195 |
| England | 851 | 1:28,643 | 3,880 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,145 | 1:43,859 | 5,087 |
Calder (473) may also be a first name.
Calder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Calder,' from residence beside the Calder, one of the many rivers of that name.
Adam de Calder, 1179: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.
1711. Buried — Robert, s. John Calder: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1798. Married — Henry Calder and Hannah Henderson: St. George, Hanover Square.
Hugh de Kaledouer witnessed a charter by William the Lion at Munros (Montrose), c. 1178—98 (RAA., I, 76), and the gift of a toft in Forfar to Willelmus de Haia by the same king (SCM., II, p. 304). In the same reign he granted forty acres in Buthyrgasc to the Abbey of Scone (Scon, p. 19), and witnessed a charter by Swan filius Thori (ibid., p. 18). Donald of Calder, lord of that Ilk, acquired half of Dolmaglas (Dunmaglas) in 1419 (Cawdor, p. 6—8) from William Meignes, being previously owner of the other half. Farchardus de Caldor was prebendarius de Crechmont, 1461 (REA., II, p. 91), and John Calder, Bute Pursuivant in 1589, appears again in 1591 as John Cadder (ER., XXII, p. 16,175). Calder and Caddell, Caithness surnames, are from Calder or Cawdor. Calder in Caithness" in its older form of Caldell, is of considerable antiquity, and in the middle of the seventeenth century few names in the county are of more frequent occurrence" (Henderson, Caithness families, p. 209). Johannes Cauder in Murthlac, and George Caulder in Petglasse appear in 1550 (Illus., II, p. 261). William Musgrave Calder, U. S. Senator, was grandson of Scots from Aberdeen.
(Celtic) belonging to Calder, properly a stream-name, perh. = 'the Wooded Stream’ [Gaelic coille, a wood + dur, a stream], but more likely = 'the Water- Brook ’ [Welsh call, a breaking or starting out + dwr, water]
(Celtic) Stony Water [Celtic cal, stone (seen in Welsh calen, whetstone, caled = Irish caladh, hard, stony, caletir— tir;ground—, hard or stony ground; Irish and Gaelic clach—for cal-ach—stone); cogn. with Latin calx, stone, and therefore with English chalk + the early form of Welsh dw(f)v, Breton dour, Irish and Gaelic dobhar, Gaulish dubr-i water] In Scottish mediaeval charters the name occurs as Caldour, Kaledour, Caledofre, Caldovere, &c.
Cp. Colne.
Rivers in Lancashire and in Scotland. Hence place name Calderwood.
(English) One who lived near the Calder (violent stream), the name of several rivers in England.
signifying a wooded stream, is a name borne by several small rivers and streams, and by places on their banks in Scotland.
Local: from the village of Calder in Nairnshire. The family are descended from Hugh son of Alexander Calder, 1440.
Local. A river in Yorkshire, England. Calduor Gaelic and Welsh, the water that incloses or shuts in.
User-submitted Reference
(English) The Calder surname comes from the name of a river in Yorkshire.
(Scottish) The Calder surname means 'wood stream' in Gaelic.
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Average Calder Salary in
United States
$46,890 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Calder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Calder occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Calder? popularity and diffusion
The last name Calder is the 22,071st most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 295,821 people. The last name Calder is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Calder live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Calder is also the 391,396th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 473 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,067 people, or 1 in 51,289. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Utah, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Calder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Calder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Calder last name grew 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 452 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 685 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 34 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Calder Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Calder surname is predominantly Anglican (49%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Calder surname are 11.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Calder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 253.95% more than the national average, earning 1,224,940 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.15% more than the national average, earning R 344,928 per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,692 CAD per year.
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