Calor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Anglo-Saxon name Calor comes from the family having resided in the county of Kent.

Early Origins of the Calor family

The surname Calor was first found in Kent, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Calor family

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Calor Spelling Variations

Calor has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Callear, Caller, Callier, Callore, Callor, Calleare, Callere, Calyer, Callyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Calor family

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Calor migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Calors to arrive on North American shores:

Calor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Calor, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)