Calver

See also: calver

English

Etymology

From Old English calf (“calf”) + ōfer (“slope, ridge”).

Proper noun

Calver (countable and uncountable, plural Calvers)

1. A village and civil parish of Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK240745).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Calver is the 71042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 275 individuals. Calver is most common among White (89.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calver”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273.

Anagrams

• carvel, claver