How common is the surname Callas?

1,437 people in the United States had the surname Callas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,854 Americans. It ranked 18,977th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Callas?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Callas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Callas?

Maria Meneghini Callas, American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977), followed by Charlie Callas.

Where is the surname Callas most common?

Wikidata records people named Callas in the United States.

Is the surname Callas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,437 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Callas

A surname, carried by 1,437 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Callas is more common than 88.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,437 people named Callas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 214,854 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,286.

#18,977

rank among US surnames

1,437

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+11.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,445)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,971	Pen	1,438	214,705
#18,977	Callas	1,437	214,854
#18,984	Arbaugh	1,436	215,004

Who is named Callas

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

82% of people named Callas identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Callass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maria Meneghini Callas
American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)
Charlie Callas
American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callas

Callas has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

Questions

How common is the surname Callas?: 1,437 people in the United States had the surname Callas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 214,854 Americans. It ranked 18,977th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callas?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Callas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Callas?: Maria Meneghini Callas, American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977), followed by Charlie Callas.
Where is the surname Callas most common?: Wikidata records people named Callas in the United States.
Is the surname Callas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,286 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,437 in 2010, up 12%.