Caldicott

Caldicott One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Caldicott

Variants: Caldecott, Caldecutt, Caldicot, Caldicote, Caldicutt

Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.

Guild hosted website: caldicott.one-name.net

DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/groups/caldicott

Contact: Mrs Melanie Caldicott

About the study

I started the one-name study after researching my family history and discovering that my husband's pedigree was revealing patterns about the Caldicott surname and where the surname originated. I began the study at the start of 2017 so it is in its infancy but I am excited to learn more and go far and wide.

Variant names

So far I am including the following variants in my study, although I will continue to add to this list as I progress. I strongly suspect that there will be many more as the name can be spelt in many different ways.

Calcot
Calcott
Calcut
Calcutt
Caldecoat
Caldecoate
Caldecot
Caldecote
Caldecott
Caldecotte
Caldecourt
Caldecutt
Caldicot
Caldicote
Caldicott
Caldicutt
Callcott
Callicott
Caulcutt
Cawcutt
Colcutt
Coldecote
Coldecott
Coldicot
Coldicott
Colkett
Collacott
Collcott
Collcutt
Collecott
Colocott
Colquitt
Corcut
Corcutt
Corkett
Goldicott

Name origin

The name Caldicott is linked intrinsically to the place-names of which there are numerous scattered throughout England and Wales.

I have collected 43 so far! The most appear in Berkshire (which holds some of the earliest references to the surname), Gloucestershire and Huntingdonshire and these are also counties which have some of the highest populations of the surnames.

The name means literally cold cottages and this seems to have many connotations depending on which part of the country the place-name was. For example, often the location was noted as being particularly exposed, on a hill, or facing northwards., such as Caldecote in Newport Pagnell, Bucks.

There also seem to be many places with the name which are in close proximity to ancient main roads which suggests that their origins come from some kind of shelters provided for travellers, such as Caldecott in Rutland which is located on the line of a Roman road from Medbourne Lei to Wansford Nth on Ermine Street.

One particularly notable place is Caldicot Castle in Caldicot in Monmouthshire which is named in the Doomsday book and the castle was built shortly afterward some time from about 1100 by the earls of Hereford.

Undoubtedly, when it comes to the surname there are multiple origins likely to have come from the numerous place names around Britain. One day I would like to have collected enough data to be able to work out definitive groups of families with the surnames.

Historical occurrences of the name

One notable Caldicott was William Caldicott who, along with his large family were amongst the first settlers in 1843 in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand in during the Great Migration.

Other notable people are -

Alfred James Caldicott b1842 -1897 - Famous Composer

Reverend John William Caldicott – Renowned Head Master of Bristol Grammar School

Alfred Jolly Caldicott – A Pioneer in More Ways Than One!

William Hargrave Caldicott – 1885 – 1956 – Successful Gainsborough Publisher and Chairman of Gainsborough Trinity FC

Randolph Caldecott - 1846 – 1886 – Famous Artist and Children’s Illustrator

Alfred Caldecott – 1850 – 1936 – Famous Philosopher and Brother of Randolph Caldecott, Famous Artist

Abraham Caldecott – Lord of the Manor at Rugby – 1763 – 1829