McCulluch Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

McCulluch Surname Definition:

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

McCulluch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

McCulluch 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

“Son of the Boar” in Gaelic (Mac Cullaich).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

McCulluch Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCulluch is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCulluch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 150 percent of McCulluch live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Connecticut, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 33 percent live and Missouri, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States McCulluch occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 50 percent live and Canada, where 25 percent live.

McCulluch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCulluch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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