The Calandra surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,653 people carried this name — #17,142 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,679 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 695 people named Calandra live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Calandra.
Most of them — 40 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Calandra live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Calandra in American newspapers,
1906–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 660 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Calandra,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edoardo Calandra 1852–1911 · writer -
Davide Calandra 1856–1915 · sculptor -
Saúl Calandra 1904–1973 · association football player -
Sabino Calandra d. 1567 · castellan
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Silvio Calandra d. 1590
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Giovanni Battista Calandra 1586–1644 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Calandra.
- Cala 1,011 · U.S. census
- Calabrese 8,599 · U.S. census
- Calabria 1,118 · U.S. census
- Calabro 3,187 · U.S. census
- Calais 706 · U.S. census
- Calame 549 · U.S. census
- Calas 349 · U.S. census
- Calatayud 222 · U.S. census
- Calbo 224 · U.S. census
- Calcagni 706 · U.S. census
- Calcagno 1,550 · U.S. census
- Caldara 251 · U.S. census
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