Calderwood

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Catherwood

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Calderwood is the 15922^nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 270.