Calica

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tagalog Calica, a metonymic occupational surname from Spanish caliza (“limestone”). === Proper noun === Calica (plural Calicas) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calica”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271. == Romanian == === Etymology === From Calicu +‎ -a, from calic. === Proper noun === Calica m (historical) a village in Tulcea County, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Iazurile in 1964.