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During the Middle Ages, the surname of Caldero 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 Caldero 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.
The surname Caldero was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caldero research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1548 and 1597 are included under the topic Early Caldero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Calderón, Calderon, Caldero, Caldera and others.
Prominent among members of the family were Rodrigo Calderón, seventeenth century Spanish nobleman and statesman; Juan Calderón de la Parka, seventeenth century Spanish nobleman and court official; Pedro Calderón de la Barca, the last of Spain's great Golden Age dramatists; seventeenth century Spanish nobleman Rodrigo Calderón de Aranda; María Calderón, seventeenth century Spanish actress; nineteenth century...
Another 55 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Caldero Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.