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

Calka, 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 Calka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calka in America

Calka is the 89753rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calka surname appeared 206 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 Calka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calka 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 Calka

The surname Calka has its origins in Poland, with the earliest recorded instances of the name appearing in the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "kałka," which means "puddle" or "small pool." This suggests that the name may have been initially used as a toponymic surname, referring to someone who lived near or was associated with a small body of water.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Calka surname was Jan Calka, who was mentioned in a historical record from the town of Kalisz in 1598. Another early reference can be found in the parish records of the village of Przybysławice, where a man named Marcin Calka was recorded in 1612.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Calka surname became more widespread across various regions of Poland, including the areas around Cracow, Warsaw, and Poznań. It was also found in some historical documents from the neighboring regions of modern-day Belarus and Ukraine, which were at that time part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the 19th century, the Calka surname appeared in several notable instances. Antoni Calka (1818-1892) was a Polish painter and illustrator known for his landscape paintings and religious works. Meanwhile, Józef Calka (1835-1901) was a prominent Polish lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Prussian parliament.

Another noteworthy individual with the Calka surname was Stanisław Calka (1879-1944), a Polish military officer who fought in World War I and later became a general in the Polish Army during the interwar period. He was also a recipient of the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration.

In the 20th century, Wacław Calka (1910-1982) was a respected Polish historian and author who specialized in the history of the Polish labor movement and the communist party. He published several books and articles on these subjects during his academic career.

While the Calka surname is primarily associated with Poland, it has also been found in other parts of Europe and in various immigrant communities around the world. However, its origins can be traced back to the Polish language and the country's rich historical records from several centuries ago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calka

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

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

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