McCool Surname

48,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,754 people bear this surname

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

McCool Surname Definition:

MACCOOL: One of the many corrupt forms of Macdougal, which see.

McCool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6571:37,5334,644
Canada5221:70,5858,071
England5111:109,03711,327
Northern Ireland4971:3,712730
Scotland3021:17,7282,131
Ireland1971:23,9032,305
Australia1621:166,64017,199
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales191:162,87011,152
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China41:341,830,39216,990
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5301:8,3581,258
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:106,9495,179
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6811:29,8743,626

McCool (15) may also be a first name.

McCool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCOOL: One of the many corrupt forms of Macdougal, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACCOUL, Maccoull: A form of Macdougall, which see. In 1497 we have mention of the tenement of Nigel Makcowl in Glasgow (REG., p. 476). John Makcoule held lands in Durroure in 1500 (RMS., II, 2565). Allan M'Cowle of Rogary was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1579 (Burgesses). Thomas Mackcoul was burgess of Inverness, 1603 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 10), and Donald McConeill VcCoull in Craigdarg was fined for reset of Clan Gregor in 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 629). In 1630 Maccoulls were included among "brokin and law-lesse lymmars of the clan Gregour and other brokin clans" (RPC., 2. ser. IV, p. 100). M'Coul of Raray is an old branch of the Macdougalls of Dunolly. Lapis M'Coull or M'Dougau is the name given an ancient stone weight in 1578 (Coll p. 165,172). MacCouil 1594, McCoule 1684.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACOUAL, Macoul, Macowl: Phonetic forms of Macdougal, q. v. Three persons named M'Oul were tenants of the Kirklands of Strathblane in 1726 (Strathblane, p. 316). Variations "of this type are due to Gaels living in non-Celtic localities, where the unskilled natives fell upon Highlanders by lip and pen till they hardly knew their own address" (Long, Personal and family names, p. 286).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCool Last Name Facts

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

McCool is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCool? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,016th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 677,659 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of McCool live; 95 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 9,657 people, or 1 in 37,533. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

McCool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McCool has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,825 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 863 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCool surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCool are 17.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McCool earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.67% more than the national average, earning R 365,184 per year; in United States they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $42,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCoole92296/
MacCool9264/
McOol9110/
MacCoole865/
McCole831,884/
McKool83174/
Macool83106/
Maccol8345/
MacColl771,502/
MacKool77172/
MacCoul7717/
Makcool771/
Maycool771/
Macol73935/
Mokol73456/
Mocol7347/
McOle733/
McCul733/
MacCoull712/
MacCould711/
McCaul672,331/
Makool671,267/
Maqool67134/
Moukol6785/
MacOul6765/
Maicol6752/
Mokool6718/
Macoll6717/
Mackol6713/
Mokoul6710/
Maycol679/
Mogkol673/
Mmokol673/
Moucol672/
Mokoll672/
Maccul671/
Magcol671/
Mocoul671/
Mookul671/
Moqool671/
Moqolh671/

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