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

Caldow is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caldow.

How Common Is The Last Name Caldow? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Caldow is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 775 people, or 1 in 34,833. In Australia Caldow is mostly found in: Victoria, where 58 percent live, New South Wales, where 19 percent live and Queensland, where 9 percent live. Apart from Australia this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Caldow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caldow has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Caldow surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 561 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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 Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the political 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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