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Calderwood

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (wood).

Proper noun

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Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A suburban area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland (OS grid ref NS643375).
    2. A suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia.
    3. A village in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. A ghost town in Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • 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

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