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UK surname

Callard

A surname derived from a French word meaning "bald."

In the 1881 census there were 551 people recorded with the Callard surname, ranking it #6,263 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 485, ranked #10,205, down from #6,263 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin, Tormoham with Torquay and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include The Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea and East Devon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Callard is 679 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 12.0%.

1881 census count

551

Ranked #6,263

Modern count

485

2016, ranked #10,205

Peak year

1911

679 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Callard had 551 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,263 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 485 in 2016, ranked #10,205.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 679 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Callard surname distribution map

The map shows where the Callard surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Callard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Callard over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 368 #6,459
1861 historical 354 #7,224
1881 historical 551 #6,263
1891 historical 574 #6,631
1901 historical 589 #7,164
1911 historical 679 #6,225
1997 modern 499 #9,315
1998 modern 515 #9,378
1999 modern 511 #9,500
2000 modern 481 #9,916
2001 modern 470 #9,906
2002 modern 474 #10,027
2003 modern 444 #10,393
2004 modern 453 #10,251
2005 modern 455 #10,126
2006 modern 458 #10,109
2007 modern 462 #10,143
2008 modern 456 #10,306
2009 modern 468 #10,354
2010 modern 486 #10,264
2011 modern 496 #10,012
2012 modern 485 #10,089
2013 modern 500 #10,023
2014 modern 496 #10,124
2015 modern 492 #10,117
2016 modern 485 #10,205

Geography

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Where Callards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin, Tormoham with Torquay, London parishes, Lambeth and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to The Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, East Devon and Mid Devon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Dartmorth St Petrox, Dartmouth St Saviour, Townstall, Ashprington, Halwell, Blackawton, Stoke Flemin Devon
2 Tormoham with Torquay Devon
3 London parishes London 3
4 Lambeth London (South Districts)
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 The Vale of Glamorgan 011 Vale of Glamorgan
2 Swansea 011 Swansea
3 The Vale of Glamorgan 014 Vale of Glamorgan
4 East Devon 014 East Devon
5 Mid Devon 007 Mid Devon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Callard

These lists show first names that appear often with the Callard surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Callard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Callard, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Callard surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Callard household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Callard is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Callard is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Callard falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Callard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Callard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Callard

The surname Callard has its origins in England, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "calert" or "chalard," which referred to a bald or bald-headed person. This nickname likely described one of the earliest bearers of the name who had a distinguishing physical characteristic.

In the early days, the name was often spelled as Calerd, Callerd, or Chalard, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions of the time. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in tax rolls and parish records from counties like Wiltshire, Dorset, and Somerset in southwestern England.

One of the earliest known references to the name Callard appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire from 1327, where it is listed as "John Calerd." Another notable mention is in the Feet of Fines for Somerset from 1349, which records a transaction involving a "Walter Callerd."

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Callard surname began to spread across other parts of England, with branches emerging in counties like Devon, Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire. Notable individuals from this period include Robert Callard, a merchant from Bristol who was involved in the cloth trade in the early 1600s, and William Callard, a landowner in Oxfordshire who was recorded in the Hearth Tax Rolls of 1662.

In the 18th century, the Callard family extended their presence to London and other urban centers. One notable figure was John Callard (1726-1789), a successful merchant and philanthropist who founded the Callard Charity School in his hometown of Chippenham, Wiltshire.

As the Industrial Revolution took hold in the 19th century, the Callard surname was carried by families who migrated to industrial towns and cities in search of work. This included individuals like Thomas Callard (1804-1871), a coal miner from Staffordshire, and James Callard (1831-1901), a factory worker in Birmingham.

Other notable Callards throughout history include Sir Joseph Callard (1876-1952), a British diplomat who served as the Governor of British Guiana (now Guyana) in the early 20th century, and Reginald Callard (1892-1972), a renowned English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Callard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Callard surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Devon leads with 268 Callards recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.91x.

County Total Index
Devon 268 23.91x
Middlesex 97 1.80x
Surrey 36 1.37x
Kent 34 1.85x
Somerset 18 2.08x
Glamorgan 17 1.81x
Cornwall 16 2.62x
Sussex 11 1.21x
Yorkshire 11 0.21x
Carmarthenshire 10 4.41x
Essex 7 0.66x
Hertfordshire 6 1.62x
Gloucestershire 5 0.47x
Leicestershire 5 0.84x
Hampshire 4 0.36x
Lancashire 3 0.05x
Norfolk 2 0.24x
Cumberland 1 0.22x
Rutland 1 2.53x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Tormoham in Devon leads with 28 Callards recorded in 1881 and an index of 59.03x.

Place Total Index
Tormoham 28 59.03x
Deptford St Paul 26 18.35x
Islington London 24 4.60x
Stoke Damerel 23 29.32x
Buckfastleigh 19 367.50x
Plymouth St Andrew 18 20.85x
St Marylebone London 16 5.57x
Lambeth 15 3.19x
Dartmouth St Saviour 12 375.00x
Saltash 12 253.70x
Stokeinteignhead 12 991.74x
Ashton 11 3055.56x
Llandebie 10 151.98x
Kingsbridge 9 319.15x
Egg Buckland 8 418.85x
Mile End Old Town London 8 6.98x
Modbury 8 279.72x
Paignton 8 93.79x
Payhembury 8 987.65x
St Pancras London 8 1.85x
Stoke Gabriel 8 677.97x
Berry Pomeroy 7 376.34x
East Stonehouse 7 31.70x
Great Burstead 7 180.88x
Morthoe 7 886.08x
Neath 7 36.69x
Swansea Town 7 9.11x
Totnes 7 106.71x
Weston Super Mare 7 31.98x
Bushey 6 67.87x
Crediton 6 56.50x
Ashreigney 5 403.23x
Bexhill 5 110.38x
Bishops Hull 5 178.57x
Bristol St Mary Redcliff 5 51.98x
Brixham 5 38.49x
Burrington 5 349.65x
Camberwell 5 1.45x
Dartington 5 427.35x
Exeter Holy Trinity 5 113.90x
Folkestone 5 14.03x
Hackney London 5 1.66x
Stokenham 5 158.23x
Thurnby 5 1162.79x
Whitechapel London 5 9.42x
Wolborough 5 35.29x
Bow London 4 5.84x
Combeinteignhead 4 500.00x
Horton In Bradford 4 4.80x
Newington 4 2.01x
Pudsey 4 14.03x
St Anne Soho London 4 13.01x
Aberdare 3 4.66x
Acton 3 9.50x
Brighton 3 1.64x
Exeter St Sidwell 3 11.69x
Paddington London 3 1.52x
Stonehouse East 3 52.72x
Sutton 3 15.81x
Westminster St James 3 5.42x
Whimple 3 243.90x
Whitchurch 3 322.58x
Aughton 2 31.60x
Chelsea London 2 1.23x
Deptford St Nicholas 2 13.72x
Ealing 2 4.16x
Eastbourne 2 4.79x
Farnham 2 9.80x
Gulval 2 51.02x
Heigham 2 4.50x
Plymouth Charles The 2 4.05x
Rotherhithe 2 3.01x
Skelton In Guisbrough 2 13.86x
Southwark St George Martyr 2 1.85x
St Luke London 2 2.32x
Tottenham 2 2.33x
Wear Gifford 2 243.90x
Aldershot 1 2.70x
Ermington 1 24.51x
Tooting Graveney 1 13.70x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Callard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 29
Elizabeth 22
Sarah 20
Eliza 16
Ann 14
Emma 14
Jane 8
Alice 7
Annie 7
Emily 7
Maria 7
Ellen 6
Kate 5
Lucy 5
Caroline 4
Catherine 4
Louisa 4
Martha 4
Selina 4
Clara 3
Harriet 3
Julia 3
Agnes 2
Beatrice 2
Charlotte 2
Cielia 2
Elizth. 2
Florence 2
Grace 2
Isabella 2
Lilian 2
Margaret 2
Maud 2
Minnie 2
Pathena 2
Rebecca 2
Rosa 2
Rose 2
Sophia 2
Susan 2
Amy 1
Bertha 1
Bessy 1
Eleanor 1
Elenor 1
Elizh. 1
Ella 1
Harriett 1
Harrietta 1
William 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Callard surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 42
John 34
George 33
Samuel 20
Thomas 12
Robert 11
James 10
Charles 8
Frederick 7
Henry 7
Alfred 6
Edward 6
Arthur 5
Albert 3
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Andrew 2
Benjamin 2
Earnest 2
Francis 2
Herbert 2
Phillip 2
Richard 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Allan 1
Caleb 1
Chals. 1
Chas.E.H. 1
Cuthbert 1
Daniel 1
Edmd. 1
Edwin 1
Elizbeth 1
Ellford 1
Fletcher 1
Fredr. 1
Geo.Alfred 1
Howard 1
Isaac 1
Joseph 1
Laurence 1
Leslie 1
Louis 1
M. 1
Nathan 1
Nicholas 1
Sam 1
Saml. 1
Wm.Ley 1

FAQ

Callard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Callard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 551 people were recorded with the Callard surname. That placed it at #6,263 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Callard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 485 in 2016. That gives Callard a modern rank of #10,205.

What does the Callard surname mean?

A surname derived from a French word meaning "bald."

What does the Callard map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Callard bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.