# Callaway (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/callaway/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,819 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,610 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,342 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (13,354 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæləweɪ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Calloway, Calaway |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Callaway 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Callaway in the United States and Australia.

## People named Callaway

- Bo Callaway, American politician and businessman (1927–2014)
- Liz Callaway, American actress and singer (born 1961)
- Oscar Callaway, American politician (1872-1947)
- Mickey Callaway, American professional baseball coach and former pitcher
- Sydney Callaway, Australian cricketer (1868-1923)
- CeeLo Green, American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer

## Similar surnames

Calloway, Calaway, Call, Calle, Caley, Callow, Cala, Challa, Cal, Cole, Clay, Cooley.

## 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.