Find out how popular the last name Calalang is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Calalang.

Calalang, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Calalang surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calalang in America

Calalang is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calalang surname appeared 221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Calalang.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calalang to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Calalang

The surname CALALANG is believed to have originated from the Philippines. It is a Visayan surname, with Visayan being one of the major language groups in the central Philippines. The name is thought to be derived from the Visayan word "kalalangan," which means "seashore" or "coastline."

CALALANG is a relatively uncommon surname, even in the Philippines. However, it can be found in historical records from the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, particularly in the Visayas region, which consists of several island provinces in the central part of the country.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname CALALANG can be found in the "Libro de Tributos" (Book of Tributes), a tax record compiled by Spanish authorities in the late 16th century. This document lists several families with the surname CALALANG living in the province of Cebu, one of the major islands in the Visayas region.

In the 18th century, a man named Juan CALALANG was mentioned in a legal document from the town of Bogo, also in Cebu province. This document, dated 1723, involved a property dispute between Juan CALALANG and another local resident.

Another notable figure with the surname CALALANG was Ignacio CALALANG, a farmer and landowner who lived in the town of Dalaguete, Cebu, in the late 19th century. Records from the Spanish colonial period indicate that Ignacio CALALANG owned several parcels of land in the area.

In the early 20th century, a woman named Maria CALALANG was listed as a resident of the town of Maasin, in the province of Southern Leyte, which is also part of the Visayas region. Maria CALALANG was born in 1892 and lived until the late 1960s.

Another notable person with the surname CALALANG was Feliciano CALALANG, a lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives in the 1950s and 1960s. Feliciano CALALANG was born in 1906 in the town of Carcar, Cebu, and passed away in 1975.

While not a common surname, CALALANG has a long history in the Philippines, particularly in the central Visayas region. Its origins can be traced back to the Spanish colonial period, and it is believed to be derived from a Visayan word related to the seashore or coastline, reflecting the maritime heritage of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calalang

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Calalang.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Calalang was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Calalang has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Calalang was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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