McCuloch Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

McCuloch Surname Definition:

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

McCuloch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

McCuloch 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

McCuloch Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCuloch is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCuloch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname McCuloch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of McCuloch reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 50 percent reside, Arizona, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

McCuloch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McCuloch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCuloch Last Name Statistics demography

The amount McCuloch earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.53% less than the national average, earning $33,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.75% more than the national average, earning $64,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCulloch9428,686/
MacCuloch947/
MacCulloch89960/
McCullouch89296/
MacUloch881/
MacCullouch849/
McColloch82743/
MacUlloch8241/
MacCullach781/
Macoluoch711/
Matcoloch710/
MacOlloch710/
Macalloc6327/
Macuilac631/
Makalouche561/
Makalach501/

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