How common is the surname Callis?

3,877 people in the United States had the surname Callis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Callis most common?

Wikidata records people named Callis in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Callis getting more or less common?

More common. 3,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Callis

A French surname, carried by 3,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Callis is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from 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 3,877 people named Callis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,733.

#8,496

rank among US surnames

3,877

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,169)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,488	Tinney	3,884	79,492
#8,489	Halcomb	3,883	79,512
#8,490	Earhart	3,882	79,533
#8,491	Becerril	3,881	79,553
#8,492	Crowther	3,880	79,574
#8,493	Sharif	3,879	79,594
#8,494	Dills	3,878	79,615

Who is named Callis

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

76% of people named Callis identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Calliss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Callis
British actor, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Callis

Callis has the Soundex code C420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C420.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Callis come from?: Callis is French in origin.
How common is the surname Callis?: 3,877 people in the United States had the surname Callis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Callis?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Callis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Callis?: James Callis, British actor.
Where is the surname Callis most common?: Wikidata records people named Callis in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Callis getting more or less common?: More common. 3,733 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, up 3.9%.