Explore the Family Name Callies

The meaning of Callies

1. German: variant of Kallies. 2. French (Calliès): habitational name from Caille, near Nice. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gerhard, Helmuth, Ilse, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Callies has seen a shift in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,960th but by 2010, this rank had slipped to 22,026th, indicating a decrease of approximately 5.09%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname Callies increased slightly from 1,169 in 2000 to 1,177 in 2010, an increase of 0.68%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of nearly 7%, from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.4 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,960	#22,026	-5.09%
Count	1,169	1,177	0.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.4	-6.98%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Callies

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the distribution within the Callies surname underwent changes over the same decade. The percentage of Callies identifying as White decreased from 88.2% in 2000 to 84.03% in 2010, while those identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 9.15% to 9.77%. There was also a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, jumping from 1.11% in 2000 to 3.48% in 2010. Hispanic representation also increased from 1.11% to 1.61%. Unfortunately, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.2%	84.03%	-4.73%
Black	9.15%	9.77%	6.78%
Two or More Races	1.11%	3.48%	213.51%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.61%	45.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%