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
McCallum Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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 may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McCallum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,233rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 212,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of McCallum live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. McCallum is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 14,515 people, or 1 in 24,971. In The United States McCallum is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.
McCallum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCallum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 867 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCallum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the McCallum surname is chiefly Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCallum surname are 7.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.09% being registered with the 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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