How common is the surname Callan?

4,531 people in the United States had the surname Callan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,141 Americans. It ranked 7,353rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Callan?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Callan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Callan?

K Callan, American actress, followed by Curtis Callan.

Where is the surname Callan most common?

Wikidata records people named Callan in the United States.

Is the surname Callan getting more or less common?

More common. 4,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,531 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Callan also a first name?

Yes. Callan 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 Callan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,531 people in the United States.

2 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). Callan is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”).

Callan 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 4,531 people named Callan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,141 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,294.

#7,353

rank among US surnames

4,531

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,167)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,348	Liggett	4,535	68,081
#7,350	Dirks	4,534	68,096
#7,351	Dehaven	4,532	68,126
#7,353	Zorn	4,531	68,141

Who is named Callan

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

92% of people named Callan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Callans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

K Callan
American actress, born 1936
Curtis Callan
American physicist, born 1942
Michael Callan
American actor (1935–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callan

Callan 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 Callan come from?: Borrowed from Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”).
How common is the surname Callan?: 4,531 people in the United States had the surname Callan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,141 Americans. It ranked 7,353rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callan?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Callan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Callan?: K Callan, American actress, followed by Curtis Callan.
Where is the surname Callan most common?: Wikidata records people named Callan in the United States.
What type of surname is Callan?: Callan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Callan getting more or less common?: More common. 4,294 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,531 in 2010, up 5.5%.
Is Callan also a first name?: Yes. Callan 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.