How common is the surname Callahan?

50,524 people in the United States had the surname Callahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,111 Americans. It ranked 682nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Callahan?

Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player, followed by Bill Callahan.

Where is the surname Callahan most common?

Wikidata records people named Callahan in the United States.

How do you pronounce Callahan?

Callahan is /ˈkæləhæn/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Callahan getting more or less common?

More common. 49,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,524 in 2010, up 1.2%.

What are other spellings of Callahan?

Calahan, Callaham, Callihan and Callaghan.

Is Callahan also a first name?

Yes. Callahan 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 Callahan

An Irish surname, carried by 50,524 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkæləhæn/ 3 syllables Soundex C450 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). Callahan is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From Irish Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, diminutive of the given name Ceallach. Doublet of Kelly and Kellogg.

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 50,524 people named Callahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,111 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 49,925.

#682

rank among US surnames

50,524

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #617)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#673	Rubio	50,788	6,079
#674	Huffman	50,786	6,079
#676	Boyer	50,742	6,085
#677	Garrison	50,686	6,091
#678	Arroyo	50,614	6,100
#679	Bond	50,610	6,100
#680	Kane	50,584	6,104

Who is named Callahan

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

90% of people named Callahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Callahans

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Callahan
American ice hockey player, born 1985
Bill Callahan
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1966-)
Steven Callahan
American sailor and writer, born 1952
John Callahan
American actor (1953-2020)
Harry Callahan
American photographer (1912–1999)
Mary Callahan Erdoes
American banker, born 1967
Sonny Callahan
American politician (1932–2021)
William P. Callahan
American Roman Catholic priest, born 1950
Gene Callahan
American art director (1923-1990)
James T. Callahan
American actor (1930-2007)
Jordan Callahan
American basketball player (born 1990)
Mushy Callahan
American boxer (1905–1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Callahan

Callahan 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 Callahan come from?: From Irish Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, diminutive of the given name Ceallach. Doublet of Kelly and Kellogg.
How common is the surname Callahan?: 50,524 people in the United States had the surname Callahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,111 Americans. It ranked 682nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callahan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Callahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Callahan?: Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player, followed by Bill Callahan.
Where is the surname Callahan most common?: Wikidata records people named Callahan in the United States.
How do you pronounce Callahan?: Callahan is /ˈkæləhæn/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Callahan getting more or less common?: More common. 49,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 50,524 in 2010, up 1.2%.
What are other spellings of Callahan?: Calahan, Callaham, Callihan and Callaghan.
Is Callahan also a first name?: Yes. Callahan 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.