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Caldwell

in South Carolina

There are 2,417 people with the last name "Caldwell" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Caldwell 167
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  1. is 163rd most common Jennings
  2. is 164th most common Goodwin
  3. is 165th most common Webb
  4. is 166th most common Carroll
  5. is 167th most common Caldwell
  6. is 168th most common Todd
  7. is 169th most common Miles
  8. is 170th most common Gordon
  9. is 171st most common Watkins

Most Common First Names for Caldwell

James, John, Robert, William, Mary, David, Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth, George

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 South Carolina

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James Caldwell, SC (9 searches)
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