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Calder Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from any of the various places called Calder, Caldor, or Cawdor. Calder in Thurso is recorded in the early 13th century in the form Kalfadal and was named with Old Norse kalfr ‘calf’ + dalr ‘valley’. The others are probably the same as in 2 below. English: habitational name from Calder in Cumbria, named from the river on which it stands. This is probably a British name, from Welsh caled ‘hard’, ‘violent’ + dwfr ‘water’, ‘stream’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Carden, Mander, Walder, Calver, Colmer, Alder, Caleb, Valder, Carder

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Calder Family Origin

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You can see how Calder families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Calder family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Calder families were found in and Scotland in 1841and Scotland in 1851and Scotland in 1861and Scotland in 1871and Scotland in 1881and Scotland in 1891and Scotland in 1901. In 1891 there were 225 Calder families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Calder's in the UK. London had the highest population of Calder families in 1891.
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Calder Family Occupations

What did your Calder ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Calder. 4% of Calder men worked as a General Labourer and 47% of Calder women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Calder were Incapacitated and Domestic Servant

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • General Labourer
    4%
  • Police Constable
    2%
  • Builders Labourer
    1%
  • Incapacitated
    1%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    47%
  • Private Means
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    2%

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

Calder Historical Records

What Calder family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 99,000 census records available for the last name Calder. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Calder census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 21,000 immigration records available for the last name Calder. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Calder. For the veterans among your Calder ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Calder Life Expectancy

What is the average Calder lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Calder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Calder in 1948 was 61, and 74 in 2004.

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