How common is the last name Calhoun?

41,347 people in the United States have the last name Calhoun, about 1 in 7,229. It ranks #814 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CALHOUN

#814

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
41,347
About
1 in 7,229
This common or more
37.4%
Who bears it

Of the 41,347 people with the last name Calhoun, 59.4% reported their origin as White, 32% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Calhoun

1 other last name also has 41,347 people.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Calhoun, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Calhoun ranks #36,633 of 53,615, with 216 people. See Calhoun as a first name

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