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

Caldron, 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 Caldron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caldron in America

Caldron is the 52736th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caldron surname appeared 393 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Caldron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caldron 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 Caldron

The surname CALDRON originates from England and can be traced back to the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "cald" meaning cold and "run" meaning a stream or brook, referring to someone who lived near a cold stream. The name was initially spelled as "Caldrun" or "Calderon" in ancient records.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, an early record of landowners in England, there are entries for individuals with the surname CALDRON or similar spellings, indicating the name's presence during the Norman conquest of England. One such entry mentions a landowner named Robert de Caldrun in Nottinghamshire.

The earliest recorded example of the surname CALDRON dates back to 1196, when a John Caldron was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire. This suggests that the name was well-established in the region by the late 12th century.

During the Middle Ages, the name CALDRON was associated with several notable figures. One such individual was Sir William Caldron, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War in 1346. Another was Robert Caldron, a wealthy merchant from York who served as a alderman in the city in the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, the name CALDRON was found in various locations across England, including in the village of Caldron in Derbyshire, which likely derived its name from the surname. A prominent bearer of the name during this period was Richard Caldron, a member of the gentry in Warwickshire, who was born in 1522 and died in 1598.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the CALDRON surname continued to appear in historical records across England. Notable individuals included Thomas Caldron, a landowner in Gloucestershire born in 1632, and Elizabeth Caldron, a prominent figure in the Quaker community in Bristol, who lived from 1676 to 1749.

In the 19th century, the CALDRON surname was found in various parts of the United Kingdom, with families bearing the name living in counties such as Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Staffordshire. One notable bearer was Sir John Caldron, a industrialist and philanthropist from Manchester, who was born in 1817 and made significant contributions to the city's development during the Industrial Revolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caldron

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

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 Caldron 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 Caldron 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 Caldron was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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