Calfee Surname

206,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Calfee Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to a 'cow herder'. Calfee is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from calf, a variant of the Old Norse personal name Kalfr, which means 'calf'. However, several alternative interpretations exist.

Calfee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0071:180,59718,054
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Calfee Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to a 'cow herder'. Calfee is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from calf, a variant of the Old Norse personal name Kalfr, which means 'calf'. However, several alternative interpretations exist.

- shainadampier

Calfee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Calfee Come From? nationality or country of origin

Calfee is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Calfee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Calfee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 206,072nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,622,041 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Calfee reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Calfee is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 180,597. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.

Calfee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Calfee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Calfee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Calfee surname are 17.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.72% being registered with the party.

Calfee earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $45,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calffee920/
Calfe91167/
Calfue8324/
Chalfe8316/
Calfeh8312/
Scalfe8311/
Calfer838/
Salfee837/
Calffe831/
Kalfee831/
Calfey831/
Calfes831/
Colfee830/
Callfe830/
Calfie830/
Calfet830/
Colfeer772/
Caglife771/
Kalfeje771/
Caulfer770/
Calfa731,102/
Kalfe73280/
Calfy73148/
Colfe7317/
Calfi7315/
Salfe737/
Calfá731/
Zalfe731/
Colfer672,040/
Khalfe671,289/
Scalfi67907/
Cialfi67462/
Chalfi67247/
Calfio67169/
Calfui67135/
Cholfe6729/
Ciolfe6729/
Chalfy6712/
Calffa6711/
Cialfa678/
Calfoy675/
Kalfes675/
Salfeu673/
Salfie673/
Caulfi672/
Csalfa672/
Zalfeh671/
Calfis671/
Kalfie671/
Kaulfe671/
Kolfee671/
Kalfey671/
Zalfer671/
Kalfeh671/
Calphe670/
Colfie670/

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