McCullach Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

McCullach Surname Definition:

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

McCullach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

McCullach 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

McCullach Last Name Facts

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

McCullach is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCullach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of McCullach live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States McCullach is primarily concentrated in: California, where 40 percent are found, Texas, where 40 percent are found and Arizona, where 20 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

McCullach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCullach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCullach last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCullach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McCullach earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

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McCullach 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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Footnotes

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