McCallough Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

McCallough Surname Definition:

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

McCallough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England151:3,714,537119,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

McCallough 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

McCallough Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCallough is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCallough? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of McCallough live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 34 percent are found, California, where 23 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found.

McCallough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCallough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCallough surname declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCallough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCallough surname is primarily Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCallough last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

McCallough earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.33% less than the national average, earning $35,671 USD per year.

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