# Callender (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/callender/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,728 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,004 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,901 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.8% (5,266 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Occupational surname for a calender. It could also be a variant of the habitational surname Callander.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Callender 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) | 57% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Callender in the United States.

## People named Callender

- Drake Callender, American soccer player
- Red Callender, American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew (1916-1992)

## Similar surnames

Calandra, Caliendo, Clinton, Clanton, Clontz, Colindres, Clendenin, Celentano, Clendening, Clendenen, Clonts, Collantes.

## 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.