Calas surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Calas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 349 people carried this name — #58,182 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 341 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,142 people named Calas.

18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Hérault.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Hérault 456
Tarn 282
Aude 103
Haute-Garonne 64
Tarn-et-Garonne 39
Aveyron 25
Paris 19
Manche 15

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 165 people named Calas 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 53
La Rioja 29
Mendoza 24
City of Buenos Aires 18
Buenos Aires Province 17
San Juan 13
Corrientes 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

44 people named Calas is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 44

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Calas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Calas
    Jean Calas 1698–1762 · merchant
  • Auguste Calas
    Auguste Calas 1892–1945 · military personnel
  • M.-D. Calas 1850–1910 · Catholic priest
  • Raoul Calas 1899–1978 · politician
  • Marie-France Calas 1944– · library curator
  • Daniel Calas 1946– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Calas is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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