How common is the surname Cal?

634 people in the United States had the surname Cal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. It ranked 35,489th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cal?

In the 2010 Census, 32% of people named Cal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Cal getting more or less common?

More common. 490 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 634 in 2010, up 29%.

Is Cal also a first name?

Yes. Cal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cal

A Spanish surname, carried by 634 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kæl/ 1 syllable Soundex C400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cal is more common than 78.1% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 634 people named Cal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 490.

#35,489

rank among US surnames

634

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+29.4%

change since 2000 (was #41,793)

Who is named Cal

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

32% of people named Cal identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 24% as white (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cal

Cal has the Soundex code C400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C400.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cal come from?: Various origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala. * Borrowed from Polish Cal. * Borrowed from Turkish Çal.
How common is the surname Cal?: 634 people in the United States had the surname Cal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 486,980 Americans. It ranked 35,489th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cal?: In the 2010 Census, 32% of people named Cal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Cal?: Cal is /kæl/, one syllable.
Is the surname Cal getting more or less common?: More common. 490 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 634 in 2010, up 29%.
Is Cal also a first name?: Yes. Cal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.