McColl Surname

51,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McColl Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Cathal (battle mighty), or of Cathmhaol (battle chief).

McColl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3,0721:8,7881,309
Scotland2,3741:2,255416
United States2,1441:169,05717,109
Canada1,7841:20,6532,851
England1,6301:34,1834,517
New Zealand6221:7,2801,243
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Wales701:44,2084,243
Northern Ireland591:31,2723,207
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,6611:1,407260
England2541:95,9669,815
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

McColl (13) may also be a first name.

McColl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Cathal (battle mighty), or of Cathmhaol (battle chief).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McColl Last Name Facts

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

The surname McColl is most common in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McColl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,684th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 735,225 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of McColl reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. McColl is also the 3,159,357th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 3,072 people, or 1 in 8,788. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 47 percent live, New South Wales, where 25 percent live and Queensland, where 14 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

McColl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McColl has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McColl last name contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 642 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McColl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McColl last name is predominantly Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McColl surname are 19.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McColl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning 307,794 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.46% more than the national average, earning R 433,596 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacColl921,502/
McCol9126/
MacCoull862/
McCall8366,171/
McCole831,884/
Maccol8345/
Macoll8317/
MacCoille801/
Mascoll77885/
MacCall77318/
MacCool7764/
MacCole7733/
Mocolle7719/
MacCoul7717/
McCalle777/
Moscoll773/
Mackoll772/
MacCoil771/
McCcall771/
Maicoll771/
MacOill770/
Macol73935/
McAll73394/
McCal7359/
Mocol7347/
McOle733/
McCul733/
McOil731/
Mckol731/
MacCaull71216/
MacCoole715/
Masscoll712/
Macoulle711/
MacCould711/
MacCoyle710/
Moscol675,182/
McCaul672,331/
Macall67425/
Macool67106/
Mascol6783/
MacOul6765/
Maicol6752/
McHall6749/
Macole6738/
McCail6733/
Makoll6715/
Maccal6713/
Mackol6713/
McKall6710/
Maycol679/
Mocole674/
Mocall672/
Mokoll672/
Moucol672/
Mccual671/
Magcol671/
Mocoul671/
Mokall671/
MacOlt671/
MacOld671/

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McColl Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McColl
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