MacCollum Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
MacCollum Surname Definition:
For the Irish Mac Coluim, Woulfe gives the modern forms MacColum, MacCollom, Colum etc.: he derives this from colum, dove. Elsewhere he states that Mac giolla Choluim is son of the follower or devotee of St. Columcille. For this name he gives only one modern form viz.
Read More About This SurnameMacCollum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:2,923,056 | 171,801 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
MacCollum Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For the Irish Mac Coluim, Woulfe gives the modern forms MacColum, MacCollom, Colum etc.: he derives this from colum, dove. Elsewhere he states that Mac giolla Choluim is son of the follower or devotee of St. Columcille. For this name he gives only one modern form viz. the very rare MacElholm, obsolete forms being MacGillacollom etc. I find this in a Fiant dated 1601 and relating to Co.
Wexford and Mac Gil Colum (prior of Ardstraw, Co. Tyrone 1179) in the Four Masters. Woulfe's statement that MacColum is an Ulster surname chiefly found in Antrim, Tyrone and Donegal is correct both for the present day and for the seventeenth century when Petty's “census” listed MacColum as one of the principal Irish surnames in Co. Antrim; but I am not convinced that these families are basically Mac Coluim rather than Mac Giolla Choluim. In modern times the name is approximately equally numerous with and without the prefix Mac. As Colum (or the variants Collum, Columb) it is found in appreciable numbers in Co. Longford. Proof may be forthcoming that these represent a small distinct midland sept and are not part of the larger Ulster one.
In the seventeenth century Collum occurs as a synonym of the English name Culme e.g. in the lists of regimental personel in the Ormond Manuscripts.
The best known of the name is a C0. Longford man, the poet Padraig Colum (b. 1882).
MacCollum Demographics
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MacCollum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name MacCollum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name MacCollum has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name MacCollum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,310,135th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name MacCollum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacCollum live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 2,923,056. In The United States MacCollum is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, Arizona, where 16 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States MacCollum is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent live.
MacCollum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of MacCollum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacCollum surname increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
MacCollum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States MacCollum are 34.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.95% being registered with the party.
The amount MacCollum earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $55,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,733 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCollum | 94 | 28,015 | / |
| MacOllum | 94 | 1 | / |
| MacCallum | 89 | 4,962 | / |
| McCollaum | 89 | 140 | / |
| Maccullum | 89 | 23 | / |
| MacCollom | 89 | 19 | / |
| Meccollum | 89 | 1 | / |
| McOllum | 88 | 23 | / |
| MacOlum | 88 | 0 | / |
| MacCaullum | 84 | 2 | / |
| Maccallium | 84 | 1 | / |
| McCallum | 82 | 34,275 | / |
| McCullum | 82 | 3,705 | / |
| MacAllum | 82 | 111 | / |
| MacCalum | 82 | 11 | / |
| Macullum | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mecollum | 82 | 2 | / |
| Macculum | 82 | 1 | / |
| MacCallun | 78 | 5 | / |
| MacCaluim | 78 | 3 | / |
| MacCallom | 78 | 2 | / |
| Meccallum | 78 | 1 | / |
| McAllum | 75 | 232 | / |
| Macalum | 75 | 34 | / |
| Maculum | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacAllun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macollon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mecallum | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacCallon | 67 | 18 | / |
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