# Cal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 634 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,489 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 486,980 people |
| Change since 2000 | +29% (490 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kæl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala. * Borrowed from Polish Cal. * Borrowed from Turkish Çal.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cal in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 29% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |

## Similar surnames

Clay, Call, Cawley, Calle, Cauley, Cale, Cali, Calo, Caley, Cail, Callow, Coale.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.