Calcott
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Callcott
Etymology
From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Calcutt, Caldecote, Caldecott and Caldicot, which share the same etymology.
Proper noun
Calcott (countable and uncountable, plural Calcotts)
- A hamlet in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR172796).
- A village in Bicton parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ449139).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Calcott is the 14447th most common surname in England, belonging to 368 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calcott”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 270.
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