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 is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Callén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Callen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 73,595th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,089,808 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Callen reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Callen is also the 128,256th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 3,147 people.
The surname Callen is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,418 people, or 1 in 82,041. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live, Missouri, where 5 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Callen is found in 56 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.
Callen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Callen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Callen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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 Republicans than The US average, with 63.92% being registered to vote for 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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