Find out how popular the last name Calderwood is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Calderwood.

Calderwood, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Calderwood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calderwood in America

Calderwood is the 15922nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calderwood surname appeared 1,825 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Calderwood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calderwood to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Calderwood

The surname Calderwood has its roots in Scotland, originating from the lands of Calderwood located in the parish of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. The name is derived from the Old English words "calder," meaning a cold stream or river, and "wudu," meaning a wood or forest, thus signifying the wooded area near a cold stream or river.

The earliest record of the name Calderwood can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which list the names of Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. In these rolls, the name is spelled as "de Calder Wode." This suggests that the Calderwood family held lands in the area during the late 13th century.

In the 16th century, the name appears in the records of the Baillie Court of Lanarkshire, where a John Calderwood is mentioned as a landowner in the parish of East Kilbride in 1573. This further solidifies the connection between the surname and the lands of Calderwood.

One notable historical figure bearing the Calderwood surname was David Calderwood (1575-1650), a Scottish Presbyterian minister and historian. He is best known for his comprehensive historical work, "The True History of the Church of Scotland," which chronicled the events of the Scottish Reformation from 1560 to 1625.

Another prominent individual with the Calderwood surname was Sir William Calderwood (1820-1898), a Scottish businessman and philanthropist. He made his fortune in the cotton trade and was instrumental in the establishment of several educational institutions in Scotland, including the Calderwood Lodge School in East Kilbride.

The Calderwood surname has also been associated with various place names in Scotland, such as Calderwood Castle, a 16th-century tower house located near East Kilbride, and Calderwood Glen, a picturesque wooded valley in the same area.

Over the centuries, the Calderwood surname has seen various spellings, including Calderwode, Calderwud, and Caulderwod, reflecting the evolving nature of language and regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

Other notable individuals with the Calderwood surname include:

1. Henry Calderwood (1830-1897), a Scottish philosopher and academic who served as the Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

2. John Calderwood (1788-1858), a Scottish artist known for his landscape paintings and portraits.

3. Margaret Calderwood (1857-1909), a Scottish novelist and children's author, known for her works set in rural Scotland.

4. Robert Calderwood (1716-1789), a Scottish poet and dramatist, who wrote several plays and poems in the Scots dialect.

5. William Calderwood (1786-1865), a Scottish minister and author, who served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1842.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calderwood

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Calderwood.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Calderwood was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Calderwood has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Calderwood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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