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Caldwell

in California

There are 4,665 people with the last name "Caldwell" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Caldwell 544
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  1. is 540th most common Oconnor
  2. is 541st most common Portillo
  3. is 542nd most common Gregory
  4. is 543rd most common Uribe
  5. is 544th most common Caldwell
  6. is 545th most common Aquino
  7. is 546th most common Baldwin
  8. is 547th most common Hale
  9. is 548th most common Frank

Most Common First Names for Caldwell

John, James, David, Robert, William, Michael, Richard, Charles

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: habitational name from any of several places in England and Scotland, variously spelled, that are named with Old English cald ‘cold’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’. Caldwell in North Yorkshire is one major source of the surname; Caldwell in Renfrewshire in Scotland another.

FOREBEARS Several Caldwells emigrated from Scotland to America by way of Ireland in the 18th century. James Caldwell (1734–81), son of settler John Caldwell, was born in Charlotte Co., VA, and was a militant clergyman during the revolutionary war. Andrew Caldwell, a Scottish farmer, emigrated to America in 1718 and started a family in Lancaster Co., PA. His son David was a Presbyterian clergyman and well-known revolutionary war patriot.

Recent Searches for "Caldwell" in California

Since June 2009
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John Caldwell, CA (57 searches)
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