Calter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Calter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Calter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Out Door Labourer 2
Cotton Piecer 1
Cotton Warper 1
Self Actor Minder 1
Stay Maker 1
Cotton Doffer 1
Cotton Rover 1
Daily Governess 1
General Labourer 1
Labourer 1
Painter Employing 8 Men & 14 Boys 1
Silk Winder Tenter 1
Tailor Hand Tex Flex 1

Calter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coulter 71% 6,398
2 Cleator 43% 1,468
3 Colter 83% 771
4 Clouter 57% 763
5 Clater 67% 694
6 Culter 83% 347
7 Calter 100% 287
8 Cleater 57% 176
9 Coalter 86% 126
10 Caulter 86% 122

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The surname Calter is the 7th most popular variant of Coulter.

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