McCullough Surname
Approximately 66,313 people bear this surname
McCullough Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Son of Culloch: v. Culloch. MacBain (Names of Inverness, p. 38) says that 'Mac Culloch is possibly Mac Lulach—Little Calf.’
McCullough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60,751 | 1:5,966 | 694 |
| Canada | 4,899 | 1:7,521 | 1,106 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,942 | 1:468 | 56 |
| England | 2,495 | 1:22,332 | 3,120 |
| Australia | 1,636 | 1:16,501 | 2,321 |
| New Zealand | 1,012 | 1:4,475 | 702 |
| Ireland | 399 | 1:11,802 | 1,475 |
| Scotland | 308 | 1:17,383 | 2,102 |
| South Africa | 258 | 1:209,991 | 22,252 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,672 | 1:1,658 | 317 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 273 | 1:89,287 | 9,299 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,638 | 1:6,575 | 824 |
McCullough (97) may also be a first name.
McCullough 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).
The son of Cullough. Cullach, Gaelic, a boar, figuratively, a brave man.
McCullough Demographics
Average McCullough Salary in
United States
$41,969 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McCullough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCullough Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCullough is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McCullough? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,587th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 109,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of McCullough live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. McCullough is also the 962,660th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 97 people.
The surname McCullough is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 60,751 people, or 1 in 5,966. In The United States McCullough is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States McCullough occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.
McCullough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McCullough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCullough last name expanded 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 914 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 85 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,217 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McCullough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the McCullough last name is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McCullough last name are 13.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.74% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McCullough earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning 389,996 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.82% more than the national average, earning R 484,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,621 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCullogh | 95 | 426 | / |
| McCoullough | 95 | 204 | / |
| McCulough | 95 | 159 | / |
| MacCullough | 95 | 133 | / |
| McUllough | 95 | 93 | / |
| McCulloug | 95 | 33 | / |
| McCollough | 90 | 5,963 | / |
| MacCullogh | 90 | 5 | / |
| McCoullogh | 90 | 4 | / |
| MacUllough | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacCulloug | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacCullugh | 90 | 1 | / |
| McUlough | 89 | 1 | / |
| McCullagh | 84 | 4,234 | / |
| MacUllugh | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacCullagh | 80 | 153 | / |
| McCollaugh | 80 | 24 | / |
| McCallaugh | 80 | 4 | / |
| MacOulough | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maccallaugh | 76 | 47 | / |
| Maccullocgk | 76 | 1 | / |
| McCullock | 74 | 746 | / |
| MacUllagh | 74 | 0 | / |
| MacCallog | 74 | 0 | / |
| Maccullock | 70 | 11 | / |
| McCollow | 67 | 120 | / |
| MacUllok | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacUlagh | 67 | 0 | / |
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McCullough 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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