Kallam

See also: kallam and kallām

English

Etymology

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

Kallam (plural Kallams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kallam is the 41501^st 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kallam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.