How common is the last name Calloway?

16,008 people in the United States have the last name Calloway, about 1 in 18,672. It ranks #2,215 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CALLOWAY

#2,215

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,008
About
1 in 18,672
This common or more
49%
Who bears it

Of the 16,008 people with the last name Calloway, 53.2% reported their origin as Black, 37.3% as White and 5.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Calloway

#2,213 Bartley · 16,016#2,214 Montanez · 16,015#2,216 Jaimes · 15,991#2,216 Maguire · 15,991

Spelled almost the same

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

#2,596 Callaway · 13,591#17,916 Calaway · 1,538#21,898 Callow · 1,211#156,269 Calway · 98

Also a first name

As a first name, Calloway ranks #23,000 of 53,615, with 429 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 144 births. See Calloway as a first name

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