How common is the surname Callen?

3,190 people in the United States had the surname Callen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,785 Americans. It ranked 10,095th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Callen?

Bryan Callen, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster, followed by John Callen.

Where is the surname Callen most common?

Wikidata records people named Callen in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Callen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,190 in 2010, up 4.8%.

Is Callen also a first name?

Yes. Callen 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 Callen

An Irish surname, carried by 3,190 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). Callen is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Callan.

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 3,190 people named Callen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,785 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,045.

#10,095

rank among US surnames

3,190

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,806)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,088	Kahle	3,195	96,634
#10,090	Koziol	3,194	96,664
#10,092	Mines	3,193	96,694
#10,095	Perrault	3,190	96,785
#10,099	Standish	3,189	96,816
#10,103	Genao	3,188	96,846

Who is named Callen

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

87% of people named Callen identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Callens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bryan Callen
American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster, born 1967
John Callen
British-born New Zealand actor, born 1946
Herbert Callen
American physicist (1919–1993)

Notable Callens come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callen

Callen 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 Callen come from?: Variant of Callan.
How common is the surname Callen?: 3,190 people in the United States had the surname Callen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,785 Americans. It ranked 10,095th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callen?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Callen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Callen?: Bryan Callen, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster, followed by John Callen.
Where is the surname Callen most common?: Wikidata records people named Callen in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Callen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,190 in 2010, up 4.8%.
Is Callen also a first name?: Yes. Callen 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.