Kallam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Two possible origins:
- A variant of Kelham, an English habitational surname from a place in Nottinghamshire.
- Borrowed from Telugu కళ్ళం (kaḷḷaṁ), a surname that is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.
Proper noun[edit]
Kallam (plural Kallams)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kallam is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Kallam is most common among White (82.82%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.4%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kallam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.