Callander Family History

Callander Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Callendar near Falkirk (Stirlingshire) or Callander in Perthshire. The original form and meaning of both placenames is unclear but it is certain that they were once distinct; later the former name was transferred to Perthshire under the Livingstones Earls of Linlithgow.

In some instances probably a variant of English Callender.

Swedish: probably a variant of Carlander an ornamental name from karl ‘man’ + the suffix -ander derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’.

In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Kolander.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Callender, Wallander, Bolander, Melander, Calender, Sealander, Calland, Allinder, Molander, Mailander

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Where is the Callander family from?

You can see how Callander families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Callander family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Callander families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 43 Callander families living in Durham. This was about 26% of all the recorded Callander's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Callander families in 1891.

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What did your Callander ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, manufacturing ironmonger and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Callander. 50% of Callander men worked as a manufacturing ironmonger and 73% of Callander women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Callander were Farmer and Domestic duties.

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manufacturing ironmonger

50%

Farmer

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Incapacitated

10%

Private means

Domestic duties

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There are 1K military records available for the last name Callander. For the veterans among your Callander ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Callander lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Callander life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Callander in 1954 was 51, and 81 in 2004.

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Callander Surname Meaning

In some instances probably a variant of English Callender.

Swedish: probably a variant of Carlander an ornamental name from karl ‘man’ + the suffix -ander derived from Greek anēr (genitive andros) ‘man’.

In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Kolander.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Callander family from?

What did your Callander ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

manufacturing ironmonger

50%

Farmer

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Incapacitated

10%

Private means

Domestic duties

What Callander family records will you find?

What is the average Callander lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Callander life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Callander in 1954 was 51, and 81 in 2004.

Callander Family History

Callander Surname Meaning

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Callander Surname Meaning

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Where is the Callander family from?

What did your Callander ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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