Calder is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Calder
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: A river in Yorkshire, England. Gaelic and Welsh Caldour means the water that encloses or shuts in.

How popular is Calder?

Calder is common in New Zealand.

Calder is ranked 20187 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Calder bearers increased by 5.111206 per cent in 2010 US census to 4915 since 2000, the surname slipped by 187 spots and ranked at 6848. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.96 88.96
Black 6.53 5.33
Hispanic or Latino 4.09 3.1
Others 1.65 1.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.87 0.68
Calder is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 25709 people have been found who wears Calder as their family name. Calder is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
527,030 Indonesia7
615,517 Russia6
13,220 Thailand6
812 Monaco5
8,411 Costa Rica4
11,480 Japan4
6,779 Nicaragua3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
177 Norfolk Island3
14,054 China3
6,270 Hong Kong3
127,708 Czech Republic3
41,879 Turkey2
31,767 Greece2
20,837 Venezuela2
1,500,361 India2
24,269 Peru2
20,186 Kenya2
4,367 Afghanistan2
2,705 Togo2
54,135 Philippines2
26,123 Malaysia2
2,168 Suriname2
883 Macau2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
12,844 Pakistan2
37,779 Serbia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,314 Bolivia1
123,175 Tanzania1
165,773 Belarus1
10,190 Bahrain1
6,820 Angola1
1,819 Laos1
12,745 Luxembourg1
49,529 Israel1
7,198 Maldives1
24,176 Qatar1
77,122 Sweden1
13,447 Uganda1
492,292 Ukraine1
7,895 South Korea1
19,533 Uruguay1
2,057 Isle of Man1
17,236 Ghana1
7,790 Zambia1
2,374 Bermuda1
25,746 Finland1
25,721 Egypt1
7,292 Vietnam1
12,741 Ecuador1
49,101 Denmark1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,360 Netherlands49
15,525 Norway46
8,316 Portugal46
46,313 Spain43
37,591 Belgium37
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
38,499 Zimbabwe30
682 Grenada16
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,305 Northern Ireland95
83,365 Brazil95
4,308 Ireland82
57,588 Argentina75
2,174 Trinidad and Tobago75
4,526 Singapore71
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Calder:
996 Jamaica321
38,477 Germany269
14,944 Mexico262
1,678 Wales237
801 Guyana171
66,174 France147
59,335 Italy112
Countries with thousands of Calder:
6,046 United States6,444
1,631 England4,851
1,593 Canada3,237
325 Scotland2,533
2,718 South Africa2,393
1,483 Australia2,152
378 New Zealand1,617
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Calder worked as joiner and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Glasgow on Margaret and arrived on April 25, 1849. Draper Peter Calder, Immigrant Mary Calder, 22 years old John Calder, Mary-Ann Calder, aged 20, Maid Margt. Calder, 30 years old Jas. Calder, 48 years old Duncan Calder, Mary Calder, 14 years old Jane Calder, 12 years old Janet Calder, are others that migrated to US from London, Glasgow, Liverpool and Greenock.

Calder Namesakes

  • Anthony Calderbank, Translator
  • Janeva Adena Calderon Zentz, Actress
  • Alexander Calder, Sculptor
  • Tego Calderón, Rapper
  • Alberto Calderón, Mathematician
  • Alecia Calder, Kyle Calder's wife
  • Tyra Calderwood, Tennis Player
  • Alexander Calder, Sculptor
  • Allegra Christine Caldera, Louis Caldera's daughter
  • Carlos Calderón Anaya, Soccer player
  • In 1988, Trudy Calder portrayed the role of N in action, crime film Crocodile Fury.

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