Mccalden Family History
Mccalden Surname Meaning
Origin uncertain possibly from Mac Haldan ‘son of Haldan’ see Haldane. MacLysaght gives a location in south Ulster with a variant Haldan and says that some bearers of the surname were of planter stock.
As a surname Haldane was found in Perths in the 14th century, a time when Scottish Gaelic was spoken there. MacLysaght notes the Irish form Mac Comhaltáin in the Annals of the Four Masters in Derry (MacLysaght p.52 under Colton).
See also Culleton.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
