How rare is the last name Callaway?

13,591 people in the United States have the last name Callaway, about 1 in 21,992. It ranks #2,596 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CALLAWAY

#2,596

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,591
About
1 in 21,992
This common or more
50.9%
Who bears it

Of the 13,591 people with the last name Callaway, 76% reported their origin as White, 15.6% as Black and 4.2% 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 Callaway

1 other last name also has 13,591 people.

#2,596 Roark · 13,591

Either side of Callaway

#2,594 Chance · 13,598#2,595 Arndt · 13,597#2,596 Roark · 13,591#2,598 Gruber · 13,575

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,215 Calloway · 16,008#17,916 Calaway · 1,538#156,269 Calway · 98

Also a first name

As a first name, Callaway ranks #17,437 of 53,615, with 633 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 181 births. See Callaway as a first name

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