Callen Surname
Approximately 6,687 people bear this surname
Callen Surname Definition:
From (Mac)callan, which see. Cath. Callan in Little Fandowie, parish of Little Dunkeld, 1653 (Dunkeld). Thomas Calland (with accretionary d) in Falsyde, parish of Robertoune, 1684, and Alexander Callan in Robertoun, 1687 (Lanark CR.). William Callan, elder, in Disdow, 1681, and John Calland of Brockloch, 1756 (Kirkcudbright) There is a Bute family named Callan, and some Callens live in Dunoon.
Read More About This SurnameCallen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,418 | 1:82,041 | 9,329 |
| England | 507 | 1:109,898 | 11,376 |
| Spain | 439 | 1:106,497 | 8,544 |
| France | 330 | 1:201,281 | 31,299 |
| Australia | 287 | 1:94,062 | 10,731 |
| Russia | 109 | 1:1,322,230 | 94,006 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| Guatemala | 79 | 1:203,578 | 3,849 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Northern Ireland | 41 | 1:45,001 | 3,962 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 152 | 1:29,144 | 2,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 249 | 1:97,893 | 9,953 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:62,387 | 3,880 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 974 | 1:51,559 | 5,835 |
The alternate forms: Callén (20) are calculated separately.
Callen (3,147) may also be a first name.
Callen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From (Mac)callan, which see. Cath. Callan in Little Fandowie, parish of Little Dunkeld, 1653 (Dunkeld). Thomas Calland (with accretionary d) in Falsyde, parish of Robertoune, 1684, and Alexander Callan in Robertoun, 1687 (Lanark CR.). William Callan, elder, in Disdow, 1681, and John Calland of Brockloch, 1756 (Kirkcudbright) There is a Bute family named Callan, and some Callens live in Dunoon.
1 a contraction of MacAllen, q.v. 2 for Callan, q.v.
(Irish) Grandson of little Cathal (battle mighty).
Callen Demographics
Average Male Callen Height
177.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Callen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Callen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Callen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Callén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Callen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,595th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,089,808 people. The surname Callen is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Callen reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 128,256th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,147 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,418 people, or 1 in 82,041. In The United States Callen is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, Missouri, where 5 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.
Callen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Callen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Callen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland, Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Callen last name are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Callen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.4% less than the national average, earning R 108,360 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $44,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,687 CAD per year.
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Callen Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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