Cales

Cales Meaning & Origin

About Cales
The surname Cales is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Cale," which itself is a short form of the name Caleb. The name Caleb has Hebrew origins and means "dog" or "faithful." Therefore, the surname Cales is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Cale or Caleb.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cales: 1,953
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,104
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.66

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cales 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 Cales is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C0402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EY1 L Z
🌐 IPA
/keɪlz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cales in Braille

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

The name Cales in braille

How to sign the name Cales using Sign Language

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

The name Cales in sign language

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