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

Calhoon, 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 Calhoon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calhoon in America

Calhoon is the 14062nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calhoon surname appeared 2,141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Calhoon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calhoon 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 Calhoon

The surname Calhoon is of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic word "cailleadh" which means "a leader" or "an outstanding person." It is believed to have originated in the Highlands of Scotland during the 12th century.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Calhoon can be found in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from the year 1296, where a man named Gilcrist Calhoun is mentioned as a landowner in the county of Argyll.

The name Calhoon is also closely associated with the Clan Colquhoun, a prominent Scottish clan whose ancestral lands were located in the Loch Lomond area of the Western Highlands. The Clan Colquhoun is said to have derived their name from the Gaelic words "cul" meaning "back" and "choinnich" meaning "meeting place," suggesting their territory was a gathering place for travelers.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Clan Colquhoun adopted the spelling "Calhoon" as their surname. One notable member of this branch was Sir John Calhoon (1556-1623), a Scottish nobleman who served as a judge and member of the Scottish Privy Council.

Another famous bearer of the Calhoon name was William Calhoon (1772-1850), a Scottish-born merchant and industrialist who emigrated to the United States in the early 19th century. He established successful businesses in the textile and manufacturing industries in New England.

During the American Civil War, John Caldwell Calhoon (1835-1917) was a prominent Union Army general who fought in several major battles, including Shiloh and Chickamauga. He later served as a U.S. Congressman from Tennessee.

Marjorie Calhoon (1899-1982) was an American author and academic who wrote extensively on the history of the American theater and drama. She taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and authored numerous books on the subject.

In the field of sports, Archie Calhoon (1908-1986) was a professional baseball player who played for the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians in the 1930s. He later became a successful coach and manager in the minor leagues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calhoon

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

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

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