How common is the surname Callender?

5,728 people in the United States had the surname Callender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,901 Americans. It ranked 6,004th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Callender?

Drake Callender, American soccer player, followed by Red Callender.

Where is the surname Callender most common?

Wikidata records people named Callender in the United States.

Is the surname Callender getting more or less common?

More common. 5,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,728 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Callender

An occupational surname, carried by 5,728 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Callender is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

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

Callender is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,728 people named Callender in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,901 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,266.

#6,004

rank among US surnames

5,728

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,015)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,998	Olinger	5,732	53,863
#6,000	Hallett	5,731	53,873
#6,001	Lawlor	5,729	53,892
#6,004	Callender	5,728	53,901
#6,005	Hatchett	5,726	53,920

Who is named Callender

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

57% of people named Callender identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Callenders

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Drake Callender
American soccer player, born 1997
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of The Wrecking Crew (1916-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callender

Callender has the Soundex code C453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C453.

Questions

Where does the surname Callender come from?: Occupational surname for a calender. It could also be a variant of the habitational surname Callander.
How common is the surname Callender?: 5,728 people in the United States had the surname Callender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,901 Americans. It ranked 6,004th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callender?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Callender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Callender?: Drake Callender, American soccer player, followed by Red Callender.
Where is the surname Callender most common?: Wikidata records people named Callender in the United States.
What type of surname is Callender?: Callender is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Callender getting more or less common?: More common. 5,266 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,728 in 2010, up 8.8%.