Caul Surname

246,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Caul Surname Definition:

= Call, for MacCall, q.v.

Caul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7681:471,95240,109
Canada3581:102,92111,137
England2051:271,79521,381
Ireland851:55,3993,846
Chile371:476,12112,335
British Virgin Islands291:1,089175
Wales191:162,87011,152
Saint Lucia171:10,5171,068
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1021:43,4303,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Caul (1,039) may also be a first name.

Caul Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Call, for MacCall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A dam-head. Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Caul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caul (Hindi: कौल) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 246,025th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,506,831 people. The surname Caul is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Caul live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Caul is also the 248,783rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,039 people.

The surname Caul is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 768 people, or 1 in 471,952. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Caul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caul has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caul surname expanded 253 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 569 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 17 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caul last name are 9.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caul earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cayul892,592/
Caule89859/
Chaul89514/
Cajul89140/
Caull8916/
Cahul8913/
Cauel898/
Cauld896/
Cauul891/
Causl891/
Caulp890/
Cal8642,073/
Cul861,318/
Causil809,433/
Chaule801,288/
Cauwel80421/
Caulle80250/
Caucil80108/
Causel8093/
Cauyal8033/
Cautel8025/
Caujol8018/
Chauel802/
Caiull802/
Cauyel801/
Caouel801/
Cauial801/
Caulhe801/
Cautil801/
Chajul801/
Cajule801/
Causle800/
Caal75160,507/
Kaul7548,914/
Call7525,977/
Culp7519,086/
Cale759,066/
Cull758,985/
Chal757,086/
Cail752,941/
Cael752,347/
Calp751,977/
Cule751,362/
Chul751,206/
Cuel751,019/
Coul75920/
Calì75623/
Czul75431/
Calt75285/
Ciul75240/
Cial75200/
Ceal75190/
Cald7576/
Cahl7571/
Zaul7554/
Casl7542/
Cuyl7535/
Cuil7531/
Cult7525/
Caál7515/
Ccal759/
Catl758/
Caël757/
Øcal756/
Cuhl755/
Csal755/
Culd755/
Cayl754/
Dcul753/
Cajl753/
Cuol753/
Calh752/
Hcal752/
Qaul752/
Kcul752/
Ceul751/
Cutl751/
Calı751/
Cuël751/
Gcal751/
Tcal751/
Ckal751/
Ckul751/
Cqal751/
Hcul751/
Chhaule73723/
Caussel73115/
Coyault73107/
Caussil7342/
Chaulle734/
Caujole733/
Cautill732/
Chahuel732/
Cauyell731/
Causiel731/
Causell730/
Cautell730/
Cauwell730/
Cauchel730/
Calle67135,743/
Chale6757,923/
Choul6731,393/
Cajal6711,406/
Cheal678,860/
Casil676,314/
Coull674,526/
Kaule672,754/
Catel672,486/
Chalh672,413/
Chule672,022/
Cayol672,013/
Chall671,756/
Chaal671,701/
Caujolle671,107/
Catil671,047/
Caile671,024/
Casel67928/
Cahal67777/
Cojal67758/
Chail67741/
Cığal67741/
Cuell67549/
Chael67401/
Chhal67361/
Zahul67344/
Ciule67300/
Gcule67259/
Cuyle67233/
Cayal67214/
Cagli67213/
Khaul67192/
Caill67182/
Kahul67180/
Kaull67176/
Kauhl67171/
Coule67159/
Culph67156/
Cayle67150/
Cheul67136/
Caiel67124/
Cucel67123/
Ciale67108/
Chull67108/
Cuile67103/
Culle6775/
Cusil6773/
Dchal6770/
Kault6757/
Zauel6754/
Cayll6751/
Cuijl6750/
Calph6748/
Cajel6746/
Couel6744/
Zajul6744/
Sceal6743/
Kajul6743/
Cayel6741/
Catyl6741/
Cehal6734/
Callh6732/
Culhe6732/
Ciyal6730/
Coyal6728/
Cajil6725/
Casle6724/
Tchal6724/
Could6722/
Caial6721/
Caisl6720/
Kaiul6720/
Cawel6717/
Cusel6716/
Cucil6713/
Callø6712/
Cacil6711/
Kayul6710/
Cujil6710/
Kauel6710/
Coulp678/
Chuil678/
Caale676/
Chuel676/
Chayl675/
Calhe675/
Qajul675/
Cuolt675/
Callt675/
Tcall674/
Dcall674/
Cacel674/
Kauld674/
Qaule674/
Čaule674/
Ccale674/
Cuyal674/
Cujel673/
Caell673/
Cieal673/
Caltt673/
Zaiul673/
Cullt672/
Cahll672/
Calpp672/
Kaulp672/
Cahhl672/
Caall672/
Cutil672/
Cajol672/
Chalì672/
Cutel672/
Qayul672/
Calld672/
Ccall671/
Kcale671/
Qault671/
Casll671/
Cajle671/
Causield671/
Caussell671/
Cayld671/
Cugli671/
Cuiel671/
Cuilt671/
Cuyol671/
Ciull671/
Cuill671/
Ciall671/
Chaàl671/
Caiol671/
Caiél671/
Caylı671/
Gcale671/
Chaâl671/
Couhl671/
Coial671/
Caldh671/
Qcayl671/
Ceyal670/
Ceall670/
Cauchell670/
Cusle670/
Keaul670/

Caul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Caul in the Hindi language
कौलkaula-

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