Kallas Family History

Kallas Surname Meaning

Greek: shortened form of any of several surnames composed with the first element kalos ‘good beautiful’ for example Kalogiannis ‘good John’ and also of the surnames composed with the personal name Kalogeros (see Calogero) such as Kalogeropoulos. Compare Callas.

Estonian: from kallas ‘shore; coast; slope brink’ either transferred from a farm name or an arbitrary surname given by a manorial official. Alternatively from a farm name based on the personal name Kallas an old short form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).

Polish: possibly a topographic name from Old Polish kał ‘muddy place’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Pallas, Dallas, Kalka, Hallas, Kallus, Kalfas, Kallay, Ballas, Gallas, Halla

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Where is the Kallas family from?

You can see how Kallas families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kallas family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kallas families were found in USA in 1920. In 1841 there were 2 Kallas families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Kallas's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of Kallas families in 1841.

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What did your Kallas ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Waitress were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kallas. 15% of Kallas men worked as a Laborer and 14% of Kallas women worked as a Waitress. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kallas were Clerk and Typist.

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Laborer

15%

Proprietor

10%

Truck driver

Clerk

Waitress

14%

Stenographer

Servant

Typist

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What is the average Kallas lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Kallas life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Kallas in 1950 was 36, and 65 in 2004.

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Kallas Surname Meaning

Polish: possibly a topographic name from Old Polish kał ‘muddy place’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Kallas family from?

What did your Kallas ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

15%

Proprietor

10%

Truck driver

Clerk

Waitress

14%

Stenographer

Servant

Typist

What Kallas family records will you find?

What is the average Kallas lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Kallas life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Kallas in 1950 was 36, and 65 in 2004.

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