How common is the last name Caldwell?

90,100 people in the United States have the last name Caldwell, about 1 in 3,317. It ranks #340 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CALDWELL

#340

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
90,100
About
1 in 3,317
This common or more
27.9%
Who bears it

Of the 90,100 people with the last name Caldwell, 65.5% reported their origin as White, 25.2% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Caldwell

#338 Ayala · 91,108#339 Bates · 91,057#341 Lowe · 89,696#342 Lambert · 89,460

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Caldwell, most common first.

#55,400 Cauldwell · 400

Also a first name

As a first name, Caldwell ranks #24,098 of 53,615, with 402 people. See Caldwell as a first name

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