Calkin Surname
Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname
Calkin Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of little Cal, a pet form of Caleb (dog).
Calkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:403,180 | 35,223 |
| New Zealand | 190 | 1:23,833 | 4,174 |
| England | 166 | 1:335,651 | 24,624 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 94 | 1:259,312 | 18,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
The alternate forms: Çalkin (850) & Čalkin (1) are calculated separately.
Calkin (12) may also be a first name.
Calkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of little Cal, a pet form of Caleb (dog).
Calkin Demographics
Average Calkin Salary in
United States
$44,174 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Calkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Calkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Calkin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Çalkin or Čalkin. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Calkin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 268,560th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. The last name Calkin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Calkin live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Calkin is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 899 people, or 1 in 403,180. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent reside, Washington, where 6 percent reside and Oregon, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 13 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Calkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Calkin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 368 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Calkin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Calkin surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Calkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $55,399 CAD per year.
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Calkin Reference & Research
Calkins DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Calkins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Calkin
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