McCullouch Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

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

McCullouch Surname Definition:

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

McCullouch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

McCullouch 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

McCullouch Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCullouch is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCullouch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 902,012th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname McCullouch is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of McCullouch reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States McCullouch is mostly found in: Mississippi, where 17 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

McCullouch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCullouch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McCullouch last name rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCullouch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCullouch surname are 17.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.44% being registered with the party.

McCullouch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCulloch9528,686/
MacCullouch959/
MacCulloch90960/
McCuloch8925/
McColloch84743/
MacUlloch8441/
MacCuloch847/
MacCullach801/
MacColluch800/
MacUloch781/
MacOlloch740/
Macalloc6727/
Macoluoch631/
Maccaluci631/
Matcoloch630/
Makalouche601/
Macaluci5626/
Macuilac561/
Moskaluch531/

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McCullouch 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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