McCullagh Surname
Approximately 4,234 people bear this surname
McCullagh Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’
McCullagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,420 | 1:39,238 | 5,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,335 | 1:1,382 | 291 |
| Australia | 1,258 | 1:21,459 | 2,979 |
| United States | 1,072 | 1:338,115 | 30,487 |
| Ireland | 866 | 1:5,438 | 859 |
| Canada | 522 | 1:70,585 | 8,071 |
| Scotland | 327 | 1:16,373 | 2,016 |
| New Zealand | 129 | 1:35,103 | 6,033 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,321 | 1:1,909 | 368 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 114 | 1:213,819 | 16,577 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
McCullagh 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.’
(Scottish) The son of Cullach (boar).
McCullagh Demographics
Average McCullagh Salary in
United States
$53,218 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McCullagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCullagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCullagh occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCullagh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 109,872nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,721,196 people. The last name McCullagh occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of McCullagh live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,420 people, or 1 in 39,238. In England McCullagh is most numerous in: Greater London, where 23 percent reside, Durham, where 6 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England McCullagh occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 30 percent reside.
McCullagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McCullagh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the McCullagh last name expanded 1,246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,090 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCullagh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCullagh surname are 3.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.51% registered to vote for the party.
The amount McCullagh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.82% less than the national average, earning 208,265 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.82% more than the national average, earning R 446,328 per year; in United States they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $53,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacCullagh | 95 | 153 | / |
| McCullogh | 89 | 426 | / |
| MacUllagh | 89 | 0 | / |
| McCullough | 84 | 66,313 | / |
| McCollaugh | 84 | 24 | / |
| MacCullogh | 84 | 5 | / |
| McCoullogh | 84 | 4 | / |
| McCallaugh | 84 | 4 | / |
| MacUlagh | 82 | 0 | / |
| McCoullough | 80 | 204 | / |
| MacCullough | 80 | 133 | / |
| Maccallaugh | 80 | 47 | / |
| McCulough | 78 | 159 | / |
| McUllough | 78 | 93 | / |
| McCulloug | 78 | 33 | / |
| McCollough | 74 | 5,963 | / |
| MacUllough | 74 | 1 | / |
| MacCulloug | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macalagh | 71 | 70 | / |
| Macallag | 71 | 4 | / |
| MacUllak | 71 | 1 | / |
| McUlough | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAulag | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maccullocgk | 70 | 1 | / |
| McCullock | 67 | 746 | / |
| McCullick | 67 | 355 | / |
| MacCallig | 67 | 10 | / |
| MacCallog | 67 | 0 | / |
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McCullagh Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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