Calderwood
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Catherwood
Etymology
From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun
Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS643375).
- A suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.
- A village in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A ghost town in Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Calderwood is the 15922nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1825 individuals. Calderwood is most common among White (94.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calderwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 270.