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The surname Callejas

A Spanish surname, carried by 3,792 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C422

Callejas: #8,665 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Callejas #8,665, 3,792 people Callejas: #8,665 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Callejas #8,665, 3,792 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Callejas is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

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 3,792 people named Callejas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,420 Americans. That is up 74% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,181.

#8,665
rank among US surnames
3,792
people in 2010
1.3
per 100,000 Americans
+73.9%
change since 2000 (was #12,919)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#8,659Behr3,79581,356
#8,663Kapoor3,79481,377
#8,664Hufford3,79381,399
#8,665Bos3,79281,420
#8,668Merkle3,79181,442
#8,669McKim3,79081,463
#8,673Boney3,78981,485

Who is named Callejas

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

94% of people named Callejas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94%
  • White (not Hispanic) 3.9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Callejas come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
How common is the surname Callejas?
3,792 people in the United States had the surname Callejas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,420 Americans. It ranked 8,665th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callejas?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Callejas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Callejas getting more or less common?
More common. 2,181 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,792 in 2010, up 74%.