MacCullough Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacCullough Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’

MacCullough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada371:995,82774,831
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacCullough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacCullough Last Name Facts

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

MacCullough is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacCullough? popularity and diffusion

MacCullough is the 1,551,568th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of MacCullough are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 29 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

MacCullough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacCullough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacCullough last name increased 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacCullough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the MacCullough surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount MacCullough earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $49,760 CAD per year.

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