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Caldwell

in Tennessee

There are 3,503 people with the last name "Caldwell" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Caldwell 173
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  1. is 169th most common Austin
  2. is 170th most common Rice
  3. is 171st most common Armstrong
  4. is 172nd most common Greer
  5. is 173rd most common Caldwell
  6. is 174th most common Neal
  7. is 175th most common Elliott
  8. is 176th most common Stone
  9. is 177th most common Cross

Most Common First Names for Caldwell

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

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.

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James Caldwell, TN (9 searches)
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