The name Callo is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who was 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
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Callo Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Callo has undergone many spelling variations, including Callow, Calow and others.
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...
Migration of the Callo family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Callo were among those contributors: Christian Callow who settled in New England in 1698; John Callow arrived in Philadelphia in 1813.
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