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

Callo, 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 Callo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Callo in America

Callo is the 56310th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Callo surname appeared 363 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 Callo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Callo 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 Callo

The surname Callo originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "callus," which means "hardened skin" or "callus." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who had calluses on their hands, possibly from manual labor or a trade.

The earliest known record of the name Callo can be found in a document from the 13th century, where it appears as "Callo di Firenze," referring to someone from Florence. This suggests that the name was present in the region of Tuscany during that time.

In the 14th century, the name Callo appeared in various records from the city of Siena. One notable mention is in the "Constituto del Comune di Siena" from 1309, where a certain Gherardo Callo is listed as a member of the city council.

During the Renaissance period, the Callo family gained some prominence in the city of Venice. In the 16th century, a painter named Giovanni Battista Callo (born around 1520) was known for his religious works, some of which can still be found in Venetian churches today.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Callo family settled in the Kingdom of Naples. One notable figure from this era was Francesco Callo (1592-1672), a jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Royal Court of Naples.

Another individual of note was Antonio Callo (1712-1788), a Neapolitan astronomer and mathematician. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and is remembered for his work on the calculation of the orbits of comets.

In the 19th century, a famous bearer of the Callo surname was Giuseppe Callo (1829-1891), an Italian patriot and revolutionary who fought for the unification of Italy under Giuseppe Garibaldi.

While the name Callo is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of Italian history and culture, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period and the Latin word "callus."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Callo

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

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

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