# Kallam (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Telugu |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 524 |
| US rank (2010) | 41,501 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 589,209 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (498 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire. * Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kallam 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

Kellam, Killam, Kalina, Klein, Kline, Killian, Kellum, Killion, Killen, Killeen, Kilian, Klemm.

## 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.