Coldwell Surname
Approximately 4,986 people bear this surname
Coldwell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caldwell,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Ripon and Peterborough. Probably 'the cold-well' — cold, or cald. Anglo-Saxon ceald; v. Coldwell and Caudle. This surname has ramified in the most extraordinary manner in the United States.
Read More About This SurnameColdwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,030 | 1:178,551 | 17,883 |
| England | 1,736 | 1:32,096 | 4,277 |
| Canada | 628 | 1:58,671 | 6,912 |
| Australia | 340 | 1:79,399 | 9,249 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,249 | 1:19,516 | 2,797 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:62,387 | 3,880 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,313 | 1:38,247 | 4,533 |
Coldwell (86) may also be a first name.
Coldwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Caldwell,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Ripon and Peterborough. Probably 'the cold-well' — cold, or cald. Anglo-Saxon ceald; v. Coldwell and Caudle. This surname has ramified in the most extraordinary manner in the United States. One or two early settlers must have bred a healthy family of boys, who thrived and married.
Ricardis de Coldewell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Caldewell, 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Coldwell, 1379: ibid.
1581. John Caldwell and Margaret Hilde: Marriage Lic. (London).
1796. Married — John Caldwell and Margaret Mathews: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coldwell' (v. Caldwell), a township in the union of Bellingham, Northumberland Also of Colwell, a township in the union of Hexham, same county.
Johannes de Coldwell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Coldwele, 1379: ibid.
1561-2. Giles Hodgkinson and Elizabeth Coldewell: Marriage Lic. (London).
1572. John Colwell and Margaret Boseley: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1661. John Inians and Mary Coldwell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Of territorial origin from the lands of the name in Renfrewshire. The old family of the name appears to have ended in the direct line in an heiress in the fifteenth century (Crawford). In 1342 there is an entry of the fee of William de Caldwell (ER., I, p. 510). Robert Cauldwell was a merchant in the service of Sir John of Montgomery, 1405 (Bain, IV, 697). Hugh de Calde Wel, scutiferus, appears as charter witness, 1419 (LCD., p. 240), Watte Cawdwellis was witness in Dunfermline, 1495 (RD., 320), and Martyne Caldwell, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). James Caulduoll was presbyter and notary public in Glasgow, 1548 (LCD., p. 63), and Patrick Caldwools is recorded in Cockerhaugh, 1687 (Peebles CR.). The surname was common in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century in the forms Cauldwell, Caldwelles, and Cauldwells (Edinb. Marr.). In the Records of Invercauld the form Guildwell and perhaps Camdell occur. John E. Caldwell, son of James Caldwell, soldier parson of the Revolution, was one of the founders of the American Bible Society. Calduall 1688, Caldwellis 1488, Calludwell 1503, Cautduall 1661, Caulduell 1551, Cawldwell 1498. An old local pronunciation of the name was Carwall.
An Anglicized form of Caldwell, which see.
= Caldwell, q.v.
"The cold well." Several localities in various counties are so designated.
From colwold, the hazel wood.
A location name in Northumberland.
Coldwell Demographics
Average Male Coldwell Height
177.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coldwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coldwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coldwell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coldwell? popularity and diffusion
The last name Coldwell is the 95,439th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,461,602 people. The surname Coldwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Coldwell reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Coldwell is also the 1,032,266th most common forename world-wide It is held by 86 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,030 people, or 1 in 178,551. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 7 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Coldwell occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Coldwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Coldwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 155 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coldwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Coldwell last name are 5.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Coldwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning 362,722 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 131.78% more than the national average, earning R 550,788 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning $46,044 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couldwell | 94 | 523 | / |
| Colldwell | 94 | 1 | / |
| Coldweell | 94 | 1 | / |
| Coldwel | 93 | 2 | / |
| Caldwell | 88 | 150,156 | / |
| Coldwill | 88 | 6 | / |
| Culdwell | 88 | 6 | / |
| Coltwell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Coldweel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Coldweld | 88 | 0 | / |
| Cauldwell | 82 | 969 | / |
| Calldwell | 82 | 5 | / |
| Caldwwell | 82 | 4 | / |
| Calddwell | 82 | 2 | / |
| Caldwelle | 82 | 2 | / |
| Caaldwell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caldwaell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Caldweull | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ccaldwell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chaldwell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gcaldwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Caldweell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dcaldwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Caldwelll | 82 | 0 | / |
| Caldwel | 80 | 103 | / |
| Caldwll | 80 | 16 | / |
| Culdwel | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Caldwell | 78 | 1 | / |
| Caldweld | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cauldwel | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kaldwell | 75 | 3 | / |
| Caldwill | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caldweel | 75 | 2 | / |
| Caltwell | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kolduell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caldwelt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caldwehl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caldwele | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cultwell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coldwile | 75 | 0 | / |
| Calduell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Caldwille | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cauldwill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koldwil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kolduel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caldwil | 67 | 0 | / |
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