The name Callo has a history dating as far back as the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a shy or introverted person. An alternate derivation of the surname comes from the Old English, where Callow means the bald or bare hill. In such a case it could have been a nickname for a bald person, or a name given to someone who lived near a prominent treeless hill.
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Early Origins of the Callo family
The surname Callo was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Callo family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Callo research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1487 is included under the topic Early Callo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Callo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Callo have been found, including Callow, Calow and others.
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Early Notables of the Callo family
Notables of the family at this time include
Roger Callow of Warbleton, Justice Callow of the Common Pleas 1487...
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Migration of the Callo family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Callo, or a variant listed above: Christian Callow who settled in New England in 1698; John Callow arrived in Philadelphia in 1813.
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