Callum Surname

200,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Callum Surname Definition:

Gaelic Calum for earlier Gillecalum, which see. (See also note on p. 831.).

Callum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:411,41835,798
England4041:137,91613,469
Jamaica3801:7,552891
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Scotland1111:48,2334,226
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2151:17,4101,843
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Callum (20,889) may also be a first name.

Callum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic Calum for earlier Gillecalum, which see. (See also note on p. 831.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Callum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Callum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Callum occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Callum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Callum is the 200,066th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,491,876 people. The last name Callum is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Callum live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Callum is also the 36,606th most numerous first name globally, borne by 20,889 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 881 people, or 1 in 411,418. In The United States Callum is most common in: Maryland, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Jamaica, where 18 percent are found.

Callum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Callum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Callum last name expanded 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Callum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Callum surname are 3.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Callum earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Challum924/
Calloum923/
Callumn922/
Scallum920/
Calum91492/
Challoum865/
D'Callum861/
Collum835,889/
Sallum832,051/
Calume83118/
Caulum83111/
Kallum8399/
Zallum8356/
Caelum8326/
Callun8323/
Calhum8314/
Callom8313/
Chalum8312/
Jallum838/
Calumn832/
Caloum831/
Caalum831/
Calium831/
Calaum830/
Cealum830/
Zalloum774,864/
Kalloum77805/
Chaloum77239/
Calhoum7728/
Sallaum7727/
Khallum7716/
Hjallum7714/
Chalhum7713/
Calusim779/
Callund777/
Calusem776/
Kallume775/
Calusme775/
Callung774/
Chaleum773/
Collumn772/
Calloun772/
Chalume772/
Qalloum772/
Chailum772/
Callhun771/
Calluhn771/
Jalloum771/
Collaum771/
Colleum771/
Collium771/
Calhume771/
Salluum771/
Calluyn771/
Calucim771/
Chaluhm771/
Colloum770/
Chealum770/
Colllum770/
Calhaum770/
Callunn770/
Salum73142,564/
Kalum733,392/
Zalum73277/
Colum73218/
Jalum73195/
Calun7335/
Calom7324/
Callhoun7142/
Chalgoum7110/
Tchaloum7110/
Calhloun715/
Calleung713/
Calluing712/
Callouhn711/
Kalloume711/
Choollum711/
Catellun711/
Kalloumm711/
Callhune710/
Kalume6754,498/
Collom672,078/
Salaum671,860/
Callon671,618/
Zaloum67185/
Colume67175/
Kollum6781/
Kallun6777/
Kaulum6759/
Calung6746/
Calhun6744/
Caloun6736/
Cholum6736/
Coolum6731/
Calgun6729/
Caluyn6719/
Sollum6717/
Column6716/
Saleum6715/
Kallom6715/
Jalume6715/
Saalum6714/
Khalum6713/
Salium6712/
Calyun6711/
Jaloum6711/
Scolum6710/
Kalyum6710/
Zalyum679/
Coulum679/
Kaloum679/
Sailum678/
Callón678/
Collun677/
Kailum676/
Kaleum676/
Kalium675/
Zallom674/
Qaloum674/
Caluin673/
Kalaum672/
Saluim672/
Zollum672/
Kahlum672/
Djalum672/
Calunn672/
Cailun672/
Kaluim671/
Caslun671/
Caulun671/
Caylom671/
Jalaum671/
Coloum671/
Cailom671/
Jaalum671/
Jaluum671/
Jalhum671/
Kaluym671/
Tzalum671/
Saulum671/
Tcoulloum671/
Caillaunt671/
Calaun671/
Coulloume671/
Çağlum671/
Cahlun671/
Jollum670/
Calune670/
Calhom670/
Colhum670/
Caulom670/

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Callum Reference & Research

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MacCallum FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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