Maccolm Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Spain

Maccolm 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.

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Maccolm Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maccolm (5) may also be a first name.

Maccolm 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).

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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Maccolm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maccolm occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maccolm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maccolm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maccolm is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Maccolm occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Maccolm reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 5 people.

Maccolm is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Maccolm is mostly found in: Surrey, where 100 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McColm921,870/
MacOlm9213/
Maicolm862/
MacCulm861/
McOlm831/
Makolm7734/
Makholm71184/
Maacalm712/
Magsolm711/
Madcaslm671/
Moxholm571/
Maikalme537/
Moutcalm530/
Moscatelm5027/
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