Explore the Family Name Calla

The meaning of Calla

1. Italian: variant of Cala. 2. Possibly also an altered form of Catalan Catllà: habitational name from Catllà, a town in the district of El Conflent, northern Catalonia. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Salvatore, Damiano, Enzo, Guido.

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How common is the last name Calla in the United States?

Based on the decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Calla experienced a slight decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 53,420 and dropped to rank 56,195 in 2010, representing a decrease of around 5.19%. However, the count of people with this surname remained almost stable, increasing marginally by 0.28% from 363 in 2000 to 364 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Calla surname per 100,000 decreased by 7.69%, signifying its lessening popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#56,195	-5.19%
Count	363	364	0.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Calla

The ethnic identity distribution for this surname saw some changes over this decade as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased their representation from 5.79% to 7.42%, marking a growth of 28.15%. However, those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly, by 61.73%. People of White ethnicity had a slight increase of 0.40%, making up the largest portion of individuals with this surname at 81.87% by 2010. The Hispanic representation also grew by 13.52%. The census did not register any individuals with the Calla surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.54%	81.87%	0.4%
Hispanic	7.99%	9.07%	13.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.79%	7.42%	28.15%
Two or More Races	3.58%	1.37%	-61.73%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%