McCollum Surname

19,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,015 people bear this surname

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

McCollum Surname Definition:

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

McCollum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,2611:13,2961,650
Northern Ireland6731:2,742558
Canada4131:89,2159,827
England3681:151,40814,447
Australia1951:138,43914,922
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Ireland1061:44,4243,361
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4701:9,4251,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1051:12,2341,580

McCollum (38) may also be a first name.

McCollum 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

McCollum Last Name Facts

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

McCollum occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCollum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,571st most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 260,130 people. The surname McCollum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McCollum reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McCollum is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 38 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 27,261 people, or 1 in 13,296. In The United States McCollum is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McCollum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCollum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCollum last name expanded 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,345 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCollum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCollum last name is primarily Catholic (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCollum are 14.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.41% registered with the party.

The amount McCollum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.79% more than the national average, earning R 553,188 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $54,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCollum94172/
McCollaum94140/
McOllum9323/
McCallum8834,275/
McCullum883,705/
McCollom882,060/
McCollam881,343/
MacOllum881/
MacCallum824,962/
MacCollom8219/
MacCollam8216/
McAllum80232/
MacOlum800/
MacCaullum782/
Maccallium781/
MacAllum75111/
MacCalum7511/
Maccallam7123/
MacCaluim713/
MacCallom712/
Macalum6734/
Macolam671/

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McCollum Reference & Research

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

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.

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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCollum
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