How common is the surname McCalla?

3,326 people in the United States had the surname McCalla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,828 Americans. It ranked 9,745th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCalla?

Irish McCalla, American film and television actress (1928-2002), followed by Leyla McCalla.

Where is the surname McCalla most common?

Wikidata records people named McCalla in the United States.

Is the surname McCalla getting more or less common?

More common. 2,708 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,326 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname McCalla

An Irish surname, carried by 3,326 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCalla is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McCullough or McColl.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,326 people named McCalla in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,828 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,708.

#9,745

rank among US surnames

3,326

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+22.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,807)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,736	Clymer	3,329	92,744
#9,741	Raven	3,327	92,800
#9,745	Phoenix	3,326	92,828
#9,747	Frady	3,325	92,856
#9,751	Wash	3,324	92,884
#9,754	Latour	3,323	92,912

Who is named McCalla

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

51% of people named McCalla identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCallas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Irish McCalla
American film and television actress (1928-2002)
Leyla McCalla
American musician, singer, songwriter and cellist, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCalla

McCalla has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCalla come from?: Variant of McCullough or McColl.
How common is the surname McCalla?: 3,326 people in the United States had the surname McCalla in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,828 Americans. It ranked 9,745th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCalla?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named McCalla identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCalla?: Irish McCalla, American film and television actress (1928-2002), followed by Leyla McCalla.
Where is the surname McCalla most common?: Wikidata records people named McCalla in the United States.
Is the surname McCalla getting more or less common?: More common. 2,708 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,326 in 2010, up 23%.