McCollom Surname

202,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

McCollom Surname Definition:

(Irish, Scottish) The son of the tender one, i.e., one who was like a dove.

McCollom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0071:180,59718,054
Canada771:478,51441,057
England451:1,238,17956,985
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4761:105,50110,598

McCollom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish, Scottish) The son of the tender one, i.e., one who was like a dove.

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

McCollom Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCollom is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McCollom.

How Common Is The Last Name McCollom? popularity and diffusion

McCollom is the 202,245th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,537,644 people. McCollom is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of McCollom are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,007 people, or 1 in 180,597. In The United States McCollom is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Oklahoma, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McCollom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCollom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCollom surname increased 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 409 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 69 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCollom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCollom surname are 17.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCollom earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $47,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCollom9419/
McCollum8828,015/
McCollam881,343/
McCollaum82140/
MacCollam8216/
MacCallom822/
McOllum8023/
McCallum7534,275/
McCullum753,705/
Maccallam7123/
McAllum67232/
Macalom6736/
Macolam671/
Makollam634/
Macallam633/
Mokallam631/
Maccalam631/
Mokolomme591/
Macalam532,111/
Mokalam53967/
Mocalam53225/
Makolam531/
Macaslam50194/
Macaalam5026/
Moukalam506/
Macaulam504/
Makallam501/
MacAlame500/

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