McCollough Surname

81,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,963 people bear this surname

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

McCollough Surname Definition:

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

McCollough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9311:61,1137,165
Canada851:433,47837,831
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2521:22,3002,798

McCollough (15) may also be a first name.

McCollough 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

McCollough Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCollough is most common in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCollough? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCollough is the 81,458th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,222,127 people. The last name McCollough is primarily found in The Americas, where 101 percent of McCollough live; 101 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5,931 people, or 1 in 61,113. In The United States McCollough is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

McCollough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCollough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCollough last name increased 263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCollough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCollough last name is chiefly Presbyterian (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCollough last name are 20.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.23% registered with the party.

The amount McCollough earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $40,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $38,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCoullough95204/
McCullough9066,313/
McCollaugh9024/
McCoullogh904/
McCullogh84426/
McCulough84159/
McUllough8493/
McCulloug8433/
McCallaugh804/
MacOulough800/
McCollow78120/
McUlough781/
Maccallaugh7647/
McCullagh744,234/
MacCallog740/
MacCollock700/

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McCollough Reference & Research

McCollough DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

McCollough 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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