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

Calel, 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 Calel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calel in America

Calel is the 44270th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calel surname appeared 486 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 Calel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calel 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 Calel

The surname "CALEL" is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Latin word "calere," which means "to be warm" or "to be hot." This could suggest that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a particularly warm or arid region of Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "CALEL" can be found in the archives of the town of Calella, located in the province of Barcelona, Spain. These records date back to the 13th century and mention several individuals with this surname living in the area.

In the 15th century, there are records of a notable figure named Juan Calel, who was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region of Andalusia, Spain. He was born in 1437 and died in 1502.

Another early notable bearer of the "CALEL" surname was Miguel Calel, a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in several voyages to the Americas in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born in 1460 and died in 1529.

During the 16th century, the "CALEL" surname also appeared in various historical documents in other parts of Spain, such as Aragon and Catalonia. One notable example is Pedro Calel, a renowned scholar and author from Barcelona, who lived from 1520 to 1585.

In the 17th century, the "CALEL" surname began to spread beyond Spain, as some families with this name migrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas. For instance, there are records of a Juan Calel who settled in Mexico in the early 1600s and became a landowner and rancher.

Another notable bearer of the "CALEL" surname was Antonio Calel, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Spanish War of Succession in the early 18th century. He was born in 1675 and died in 1740.

While the surname "CALEL" is relatively uncommon today, it continues to be found in various parts of Spain, as well as in some Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, reflecting the historical migrations and settlements of individuals with this surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calel

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

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 Calel 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 Calel 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 Calel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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