How common is the surname Callier?

1,540 people in the United States had the surname Callier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,484 Americans. It ranked 18,090th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Callier?

Terry Callier, American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter (1945-2012), followed by Frances Callier.

Where is the surname Callier most common?

Wikidata records people named Callier in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Callier getting more or less common?

More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,540 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Callier

A French surname, carried by 1,540 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Callier is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from Old French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,540 people named Callier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,484 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,156.

#18,090

rank among US surnames

1,540

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+33.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,156)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,089	Frasca	1,541	200,354
#18,090	Zeh	1,540	200,484
#18,098	Quayle	1,539	200,614

Who is named Callier

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

49% of people named Callier identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Calliers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter (1945-2012)
Frances Callier
American actress/comedian, born 1969
Alex Callier
Belgian musician, born 1972

Notable Calliers come mostly from the United States (2) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callier

Callier has the Soundex code C460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C460.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Callier come from?: Callier is French in origin.
How common is the surname Callier?: 1,540 people in the United States had the surname Callier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,484 Americans. It ranked 18,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callier?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Callier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Callier?: Terry Callier, American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter (1945-2012), followed by Frances Callier.
Where is the surname Callier most common?: Wikidata records people named Callier in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Callier getting more or less common?: More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,540 in 2010, up 33%.