Calica
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tagalog Calica, a metonymic occupational surname from Spanish caliza (“limestone”).
Proper noun edit
Calica (plural Calicas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Calica is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Calica is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (67.66%), Mixed Race (11.21%) and White (10.84%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calica”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From Calicu + -a, from calic.
Proper noun edit
Calica m
- (historical) A village in Tulcea, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Iazurile in 1964.