McCoullough Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McCoullough Surname Definition:

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

McCoullough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

McCoullough 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

McCoullough Last Name Facts

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

McCoullough is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCoullough? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,168,344th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McCoullough reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 21 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

McCoullough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCoullough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCoullough surname grew 139 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCoullough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCoullough last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

McCoullough earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning $36,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCoullough
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis