Caldow Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Caldow Surname Definition:

Of local origin, perhaps from Caldow near Corsock, Dalbeattie. William Caldow in Nedir Mosplat, 1532 (Rental), James Caldow in Biggar, 1643 (Lanark CR.), Robert Caldow was an exiled Covenanter from Balmaghie, 1679 (Hanna, II. p. 254), William Caldow in Lochenbreck, 1675, and John Caldow there, 1774 (Kirkcudbright).

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Caldow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7751:34,8334,590
Scotland2401:22,3082,535
England1571:354,89225,525
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada371:995,82774,831
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Belgium211:547,45951,586
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1321:28,3582,493
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Caldow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin, perhaps from Caldow near Corsock, Dalbeattie. William Caldow in Nedir Mosplat, 1532 (Rental), James Caldow in Biggar, 1643 (Lanark CR.), Robert Caldow was an exiled Covenanter from Balmaghie, 1679 (Hanna, II. p. 254), William Caldow in Lochenbreck, 1675, and John Caldow there, 1774 (Kirkcudbright).

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

Caldow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caldow is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caldow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,726th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Caldow reside; 57 percent reside in Australasia and 57 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Caldow is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 775 people, or 1 in 34,833. In Australia Caldow is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 58 percent are found, New South Wales, where 19 percent are found and Queensland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Caldow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caldow has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Caldow surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 561 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caldow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caldow surname are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caldow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning R 234,444 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $51,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaldow921/
Caldov832/
Kaldow831/
Coldow830/
Caldova773/
Caldawe771/
Chaldov771/
Chaldova713/
Calldoff711/
Kaldov677/
Koldow671/
Zaldov671/
Caldaf671/
Khaldov6221/
Coldoff6216/
Dzaldov6213/
Coldova625/
Kaldoev625/
Kaldova623/
Khaldova5717/
Koldov50107/
Koldob5022/
Kaldab502/
Zoldof502/
Zoldov501/

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