Caudwell Family Crest & Name History

If your family name is Caudwell, its origin lies with Caldwell, a long-established Scottish surname. The name is habitational, pointing to “From Caldwell, "cold spring”.

A variant of Caldwell

Spelled with “u” instead of “l”, Caudwell shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Cauldwell and Colwell.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Caldwell and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Caudwell report, with a museum-style coat of arms.