McColough Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McColough Surname Definition:

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

McColough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

McColough 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

McColough Last Name Facts

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

The surname McColough occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McColough? popularity and diffusion

McColough is the 1,755,741st most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. McColough occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McColough reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States McColough is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

McColough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McColough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McColough last name fell 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McColough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McColough last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McColough earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.37% more than the national average, earning $57,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.36% less than the national average, earning $36,586 CAD per year.

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