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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McCullach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCullach? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States McCullach is most common in: California, where 40 percent reside, Texas, where 40 percent reside and Arizona, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

McCullach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

McCullach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCullach 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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