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Callender History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Callender History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Callender family

The surname Callender was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Callender family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Callender research. Another 301 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1325, 1389, 1474, 1500, 1642, 1700, 1760, 1771, 1781 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Callender History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Callender Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chalendar, Challendar, Chalendard, De Chalendar, De Challendar, Chalandar, De Chalandar, Challandar, De Challandar, Chalendare, Challendare, De Chalendare, De Challendare, Chalandare, De Chalandare, Challandare, De Challandare, Chalendares, Challendares, De Chalendares, De Challendares, Chalandares, De Chalandares, De Challandares, Challandares, Challaner, Challener, Challenor, Callender and many more.

Early Notables of the Callender family

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Callender Ranking

In the United States, the name Callender is the 3,981^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Callender migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Callender Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Callender who settled in Virginia in 1650
William Callender, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 2
Alistair Callender, who settled in Boston in 1651
Alester Callender, who landed in New England in 1651-1652 2
Alexander Callender is one of the 36 original signers of the Declaration of Independence about 1683 in South Carolina

Callender Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William, Callender Jr., who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1729 2
Benjamin Callender, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1739 2
R Callender, who arrived in America in 1760-1763 2
James Thomson Callender, who landed in America in 1794 2
William Callender, who landed in New York in 1796 2
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Callender Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Callender, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803-1827 2
James Callender, aged 27 settled in New York City in 1820
Mr. Callender, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1821 2
David Callender, who arrived in New York in 1830 2
M L Callender, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
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Callender migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Callender Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Callender, Scottish convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Eden" on 12th March 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 3
Mary Callender, aged 36, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "James Fernie" 4

Callender migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Callender Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Callender, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Cairngorm" in 1863

Contemporary Notables of the name Callender (post 1700) +

Brigadier-General George Russell Callender (1884-1973), American Assistant Commandant Medical Department Professional Service Schools (1940-1946) 5
Don Callender (1928-2009), American founder of Marie Callender's restaurants
James Callender (1758-1803), Scottish political pamphleteer and journalist 6
George William Callender (1830-1878), English surgeon, born at Clifton, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, and F.R.C.S. in 1855 6
Robert Grantley Callender (1950-1979), Barbados-born, Canadian cricketer at the 1979 Cricket World Cup
Colin Callender CBE (b. 1952), English television, film and theater producer, Chairman of Playground Entertainment, former president of HBO Films
John Callender (b. 1954), Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher
Emmanuel Callender (b. 1984), Trinidad and Tobago silver medalist track and field sprint athlete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Clarence Callender (1961-1988), British sprinter at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Leonard Callender Crouch (1866-1953), American lawyer and politician

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th December 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eden
South Australian Register Friday 17th November 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) James Fernie 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/jamesfernie1854.shtml
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) George Callender. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Callender/George_Russell/USA.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 31 Oct. 2019