Caldwell
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English cald (“cold”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔːldwɛl/
Proper noun
Caldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwells)
- A locality in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
- A small village in Cauldwell parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2517).
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1613). [1]
- A village in New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in New South Wales.
- A town in Liberia.
- A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Fresno County, California.
- A city, the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho.
- A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
- A borough in Essex County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
- A village, the county seat of Noble County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Burleson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- 2019 February 5, Torii MacAdams, “The New Generation of LA Rap Is Changing Everything”, in VICE[1]:
- But today they’re Darrell and Devante Caldwell, co-defendants in royal blue prison garb. Along with six others, the Caldwells are alleged to have botched a hit on the rapper RJ, leaving one alleged Inglewood Family Bloods member, Davion Gregory, dead and two other people injured.
Derived terms
- Caldwell County
- Caldwell Parish
- Caldwell Peak
- Mount Caldwell
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Caldwell is the 327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 93944 individuals. Caldwell is most common among White (68.05%) and Black/African American (26.18%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caldwell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 270.