Cal

Cal Meaning & Origin

About Cal
The surname Cal is of Spanish and Catalan origin, derived from the word "cal," meaning "house" or "dwelling" in Catalan. It is a locational surname typically used to denote someone who lived near or owned a particular house or dwelling. The name Cal is relatively common in Catalonia and other Spanish-speaking regions, and its variations can be found in different forms across the world.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cal is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cal: 634
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 35,489
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cal based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cal is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KL
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 L
🌐 IPA
/kĂŚl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cal in Braille

Here's how to represent Cal in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cal in braille

How to sign the name Cal using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cal using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cal in sign language

Numerology