Calderón Surname
Approximately 4,092 people bear this surname
Calderón Surname Definition:
One who made and sold large kettles or boilers.
The aumentative "-on" to "calder" - kettle - means a large kettle.
Originated in valley of Ayala, in Álava, and also found in Vizcaya, Castile, and Catalonia. Derived from latin "caldaria" - a copper kettle, or a vessel made from metal, principally copper.
Read More About This SurnameCalderón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,078 | 1:115,145 | 4,010 |
| Spain | 675 | 1:69,262 | 6,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 424 | 1:24,606 | 1,552 |
| Guatemala | 395 | 1:40,716 | 2,090 |
| Colombia | 269 | 1:177,599 | 4,700 |
| Puerto Rico | 257 | 1:13,814 | 595 |
| Chile | 146 | 1:120,661 | 4,360 |
| Peru | 130 | 1:244,493 | 10,200 |
| Argentina | 114 | 1:374,942 | 29,068 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Venezuela | 91 | 1:331,913 | 7,350 |
| Costa Rica | 72 | 1:66,390 | 1,344 |
| Panama | 67 | 1:58,392 | 2,702 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Ecuador | 46 | 1:345,779 | 9,453 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Calderon (792,251), Calderòn (97), Calderôn (2), Caldérón (1), Caldéron (8) & Çalderon (1) are calculated separately.
Calderón Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who made and sold large kettles or boilers.
The aumentative "-on" to "calder" - kettle - means a large kettle.
Originated in valley of Ayala, in Álava, and also found in Vizcaya, Castile, and Catalonia. Derived from latin "caldaria" - a copper kettle, or a vessel made from metal, principally copper.
Castilian family descended from Infante don Vela de Aragdn, son of King don Sancho Ramírez. Proved its nobility many times in Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantar and San Juan de Jerusalem.
Calderón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calderón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Calderón is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Calderon, Calderòn, Calderôn, Caldérón, Caldéron or Çalderon. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Calderón? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 113,107th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,780,925 people. Calderón occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Calderón are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-North America.
The surname Calderón is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,078 people, or 1 in 115,145. In Mexico Calderón is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 24 percent live, México, where 14 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calderon | 96 | 792,251 | / |
| Calderòn | 96 | 97 | / |
| Calderôn | 96 | 2 | / |
| Caldérón | 96 | 1 | / |
| Caalderón | 94 | 1 | / |
| Calderónn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Calderrón | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caldéron | 92 | 8 | / |
| Çalderon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Calderan | 88 | 2,418 | / |
| Kalderón | 88 | 2 | / |
| Calderãn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Calderán | 88 | 1 | / |
| Calderun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Calderone | 82 | 10,192 | / |
| Caldieron | 82 | 58 | / |
| Caldeiron | 82 | 36 | / |
| Caldeiran | 82 | 19 | / |
| Calderron | 82 | 11 | / |
| Calderane | 82 | 9 | / |
| Caulderon | 82 | 8 | / |
| Callderon | 82 | 6 | / |
| Caldeeron | 82 | 5 | / |
| Chalderon | 82 | 4 | / |
| Calderonc | 82 | 3 | / |
| Calderonn | 82 | 3 | / |
| Calderohn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Calderoin | 82 | 2 | / |
| Calderont | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tcalderon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caalderon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calderond | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calderoon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caslderon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caldeirone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Caldeerone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalderon | 75 | 236 | / |
| Caldiron | 75 | 121 | / |
| Calderam | 75 | 82 | / |
| Calderom | 75 | 45 | / |
| Colderon | 75 | 28 | / |
| Caldreon | 75 | 21 | / |
| Caldiran | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kalderan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Calderão | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kalderun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calderonová | 74 | 3 | / |
| Kalderone | 71 | 8 | / |
| Caldeiram | 71 | 1 | / |
| Collderran | 67 | 1 | / |
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