Callender Family History
Callender Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English calendre c(h)alaundrer kelendrer (Old French calendrier calendreur) denoting a person who calenders cloth that is someone who passes freshly woven cloth between heavy rollers to compress the weave. Scottish: variant of Callander . In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of German Kolander .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022