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    The surname Cahalane

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 364 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C450

    Cahalane: #56,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cahalane #56,195, 364 people Cahalane: #56,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cahalane #56,195, 364 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cahalane is more common than 65.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cathal. Compare Callan.

    Cahalane is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 364 people named Cahalane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 848,202 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 301.

    #56,195
    rank among US surnames
    364
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20.9%
    change since 2000 (was #62,236)

    Who is named Cahalane

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Cahalane identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Cahalane

    Cahalane has the Soundex code C450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C450.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cahalane come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cathal. Compare Callan.
    How common is the surname Cahalane?
    364 people in the United States had the surname Cahalane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 848,202 Americans. It ranked 56,195th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cahalane?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cahalane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Cahalane?
    Cahalane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Cahalane getting more or less common?
    More common. 301 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 364 in 2010, up 21%.