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Kallas Name 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

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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 1911 there were 7 Kallas families living in Manitoba. This was about 88% of all the recorded Kallas's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Kallas families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Kallas. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kallas. For the veterans among your Kallas ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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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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