McCallum Surname
Approximately 34,275 people bear this surname
McCallum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,515 | 1:24,971 | 3,143 |
| Canada | 8,173 | 1:4,508 | 636 |
| Australia | 7,618 | 1:3,544 | 500 |
| Scotland | 6,365 | 1:841 | 119 |
| England | 4,083 | 1:13,646 | 2,017 |
| New Zealand | 1,583 | 1:2,861 | 416 |
| South Africa | 1,272 | 1:42,593 | 5,444 |
| Jamaica | 637 | 1:4,505 | 610 |
| Northern Ireland | 538 | 1:3,429 | 679 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Guyana | 40 | 1:19,056 | 2,431 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cayman Islands | 15 | 1:4,260 | 557 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 306 | 1:14,477 | 1,858 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6,261 | 1:598 | 97 |
| England | 471 | 1:51,752 | 6,267 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,792 | 1:28,024 | 3,437 |
McCallum (25) may also be a first name.
McCallum Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Son of Malcolm, q.v.
(Irish, Scottish) The son of the tender one, i.e., one who was like a clove.
User-submitted Reference
Motto: In ardua tendit (He aims at difficult things).
- takkischittMeans "son of Callum".
- cheeky_communismMcCallum Demographics
Average Male McCallum Height
177 cm
Average Female McCallum Height
162.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McCallum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCallum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McCallum is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCallum? popularity and diffusion
McCallum is the 16,233rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 212,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of McCallum reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCallum is also the 2,136,160th most common given name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,515 people, or 1 in 24,971. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States McCallum occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.
McCallum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McCallum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCallum last name increased 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCallum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McCallum last name is primarily Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States McCallum are 7.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McCallum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning 233,059 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,648 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.99% more than the national average, earning R 354,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $51,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacCallum | 94 | 4,962 | / |
| McAllum | 93 | 232 | / |
| MacCaullum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Maccallium | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCollum | 88 | 28,015 | / |
| McCullum | 88 | 3,705 | / |
| MacAllum | 88 | 111 | / |
| MacCalum | 88 | 11 | / |
| MacCllum | 88 | 1 | / |
| MacCollum | 82 | 172 | / |
| McCollaum | 82 | 140 | / |
| Maccallam | 82 | 23 | / |
| MacCaluim | 82 | 3 | / |
| MacCallom | 82 | 2 | / |
| Macalum | 80 | 34 | / |
| McOllum | 80 | 23 | / |
| McCollom | 75 | 2,060 | / |
| McCollam | 75 | 1,343 | / |
| Macallam | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maccalam | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacOllum | 75 | 1 | / |
| McClam | 71 | 1,363 | / |
| Maklum | 71 | 167 | / |
| MacCollom | 71 | 19 | / |
| MacCollam | 71 | 16 | / |
| Macalam | 67 | 2,111 | / |
| Mocalam | 67 | 225 | / |
| McClaim | 67 | 57 | / |
| Macalom | 67 | 36 | / |
| Makloum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makalum | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacOlum | 67 | 0 | / |
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McCallum Reference & Research
MacCallum FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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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