Callender is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: A Arthur Callender, assistant to Howard Carter during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb C Charles Callender, owner of blackface minstrel shows in 19th century America Claire Callender, British academic Clarence Callender, athlete Colin Callender, English television producer E Emmanuel Callender, athlete Eugene Callender (1926–2013), American pastor and activist J James T. Callender, late 18th and early 19th century journalist Jamie Callender, American politician John Callender, Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher John Callender, English footballer M Mary Pauline Callender, author of puberty and menstruation advice booklets in the 1920s and 1930s used to promote Kotex products R Reg Callender (1892–1915), English footballer Robert Callender, Canadian cricketer References Surnames of Scottish origin