Calver Surname

107,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Calver Surname Definition:

(English) prob.Calf-Herd [Old Englishc(e)alf, a calf + the agential suff. -ere] Cp. Buller: but there has doubtless been confusion with Calverd, q.v.

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Calver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8591:19,4892,786
Canada4391:83,9319,326
Australia3811:70,8558,377
United States3741:969,14271,998
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Wales501:61,8915,534
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3081:18,6362,681
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Calver (171) may also be a first name.

Calver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) prob.Calf-Herd [Old Englishc(e)alf, a calf + the agential suff. -ere] Cp. Buller: but there has doubtless been confusion with Calverd, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An abbreviation of Calvert.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Kálfr; from the German, Kalfar; in the Domesday Book, Calvus; personal name Or from Calver (Domesday Book, Caluore); a location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

(English) This surname derives from the name of parishes in Buckinghamshire and Nottinghamshire.

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Calver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Calver is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Calver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,131st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,672,606 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Calver live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 698,971st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 171 people.

This surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,859 people, or 1 in 19,489. In England Calver is most common in: Suffolk, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Outside of England Calver occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Calver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Calver has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Calver last name expanded 219 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Calver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Calver surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Calver last name are 10.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Calver earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.64% more than the national average, earning R 526,704 per year; in United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Calvert9245,313/
Calvier92522/
Chalver9213/
Calverd929/
Callver921/
Calvetr921/
Scalver921/
Calvere921/
Calveur921/
Calverh920/
Calve911,044/
Calveard8634/
Callvert868/
Calveart864/
Calveert864/
Calvertt861/
Calverrt861/
Calvet8312,710/
Calvez838,944/
Calvey831,385/
Colver831,212/
Calves831,130/
Salver83321/
Calvie8368/
Kalver8365/
Calved8329/
Calwer8321/
Calber8311/
Zalver839/
Calvea831/
Calvir830/
Jalver830/
Calbert771,752/
Collver77913/
Colvert77839/
Salvier77181/
Calvird77147/
Colverd7778/
Calvett7764/
Colvier7738/
Kalvher7710/
Caluert778/
Jalvert774/
Coulver773/
Calvest773/
Zalvert773/
Caulber772/
Saylver772/
Cailuer772/
Kaelver772/
Kalveer771/
Saalver771/
Calveiz771/
Calberd771/
Chalber771/
Colveur771/
Calveis771/
Calvesh770/
Calvirt770/
Coolver770/
Calveas770/
Kealver770/
Cuilver770/
Scolver770/
Calva7326,573/
Calvi7317,115/
Kalve732,039/
Calwe731,820/
Calvy73368/
Calbe73317/
Calvé7356/
Colve7356/
Calue739/
Calvaire71584/
Chalvire7132/
Coulvier7123/
Callbert711/
Calberrt711/
Chailvir711/
Caulbert710/
Calvay672,839/
Calvio671,652/
Solver671,090/
Calvis67717/
Callva67687/
Kolver67586/
Kalber67360/
Calvit67280/
Kelver67216/
Kalwer67192/
Colber67145/
Colvez67122/
Colvey67113/
Zolver6789/
Salvir6778/
Callue6749/
Colvee6730/
Calviz6723/
Kalvee6721/
Khalve6720/
Colvet6716/
Salwer6711/
Caluet679/
Calweh678/
Jalvér678/
Kalvér676/
Coluer675/
Calvís675/
Kalvey674/
Colvér674/
Calvès674/
Colvie673/
Calbey673/
Colves673/
Colvée673/
Salvér673/
Caluez673/
Caluey672/
Calues672/
Zalber672/
Kalvie672/
Colvea672/
Calvés672/
Kalhve671/
Saluer671/
Calvid671/
Calvoa671/
Calwie671/
Cailue671/
Caulbe671/
Caluir671/
Qalves671/
Kalvir671/
Kölver671/
Qalvie671/
Caalbe671/
Caluea671/
Calvai671/
Calbei671/
Calbee671/
Calmpeher670/
Calwey670/
Colwer670/
Calued670/

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