Caldicutt Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Caldicutt 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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Caldicutt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Caldicutt 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

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
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Caldicutt Last Name Facts

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

Caldicutt is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caldicutt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Caldicutt is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Caldicutt are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Caldicutt is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 71 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 24 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Caldicutt exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Caldicutt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caldicutt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Caldicutt last name declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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