| ![Show Contents]() Caldera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
During the Middle Ages, the surname of Caldera was used in Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Spanish names were influenced by the Germanic speakingVisigoths, who conquered Spain from the mid-5th to 8th centuries, and the Arabic and Muslim Moors who conquered the Spanish homeland from the 8th to 12th centuries. Since Spain was periodically dominated by both of these nations in its past, it shared much in common with both the Visigoths and the Muslims in the occupations they described. Many people, such as the Caldera family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. Early Origins of the Caldera familyThe surname Caldera was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain. Early History of the Caldera familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caldera research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1548 and 1597 are included under the topic Early Caldera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caldera Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Calderón, Calderon, Caldero, Caldera and others. Early Notables of the Caldera familyMore information is included under the topic Early Caldera Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caldera RankingIn the United States, the name Caldera is the 6,094th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Caldera familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mencía Calderón, widow of Juan de Sanabria. Upon her husband's death, she and her stepson Diego set out for the Río de la Plata; Diego ended up in Hispaniola, while Mencí.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Caldera (post 1700) | + |
- Louis Caldera (1956-2009), American Director of the White House Military Office (2009), 17th United States Secretary of the Army (1998 to 2001)
- Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán (b. 1957), Spanish socialist politician
- Henry Caldera (1937-2006), Sri Lankan singer, songwriter and musician
- Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (1916-2009), President of Venezuela (1969 to 1974) and (1994 to 1999)
- Rafael Caldera Rodrigues, former President of Venezuela
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