The Caldera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,802 people carried this name — #4,542 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 38% from 5,673 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 841 people named Caldera live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 305
Salta 114
City of Buenos Aires 85
Santiago del Estero 64
Formosa 41
Tucumán 38
La Pampa 37
San Luis 35

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Caldera.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Aveyron.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Aveyron 9
Paris 5
Tarn-et-Garonne 3
Alpes-Maritimes 3
Loire 2
Marne 2
Vosges 2
Bouches-du-Rhône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Caldera live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 8
Zurich 8
Aargau 5
Lucerne 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Caldera in American newspapers,
1891–1930.

Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Caldera
El Tucsonense 1930-07-22
Newspaper page from The Marion Daily Mirror carrying the name Caldera
The Marion Daily Mirror 1909-11-27
Newspaper page from The True Northerner carrying the name Caldera
The True Northerner 1891-08-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,040 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Caldera in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

162 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Caldera. The most, 29, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 42
Victoria 40
New South Wales 25
South Australia 17
Western Australia 16
ACT (Canberra) 12
Tasmania 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Caldera.

Who carried it

People named Caldera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Manuela Caldera
    Manuela Caldera 1803–1865 · First Lady
  • Luigi Caldera d. 1905 · inventor
  • Gaspar Caldera de Heredia 1591–1668 · physician
  • Carlo Caldera 1891–1956 · politician
  • Carlo Caldera 1891–1956 · politician
  • Jacinto Caldera Manzano 1898– · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Caldera,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States304 records

304 records of the Caldera name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 209
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 20
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raul M. Caldera

    Born 1919 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Sam Houston; painter from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Delfino Caldera

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the La Lorraine, aged 23; cook. From Alice Castello, Vercelli, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Eliazar Caldera

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1934, died 2001; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 304 records for Caldera in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Caldera name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Georges Caldera

    Born 1927 in Terrenoire; died 2001 in Saint-Chamond (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josephine Louise Catherine Caldera

    Born 1903 in Nice; died 1993 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Bernard Caldera

    Born 1935 in Cornimont; died 2000 in Épinal (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Caldera in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Caldera name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giovanni Caldera

    Arrived in Queensland in 1891 aboard the Jumna, aged 30.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lacondo Caldera

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Scharnhorst, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nichela Caldera

    Arrived in Victoria in 1913 aboard the Scharnhorst, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Caldera in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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