McCullogh Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

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

McCullogh Surname Definition:

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

McCullogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
England781:714,33440,171
Canada611:604,02649,778
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1601:27,6872,902
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

McCullogh 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

McCullogh Last Name Facts

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

McCullogh occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCullogh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 693,669th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McCullogh live; 86 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

McCullogh is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 1,143,404. In The United States McCullogh is most prevalent in: California, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

McCullogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCullogh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCullogh surname increased 159 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCullogh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCullogh last name are 14.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.67% registered with the party.

The amount McCullogh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.21% less than the national average, earning $33,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,732 CAD per year.

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McCullogh 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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