How common is the surname McCallister?

8,545 people in the United States had the surname McCallister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,132 Americans. It ranked 4,146th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCallister?

Lon McCallister, American actor (1923-2005), followed by Charles McCallister.

Where is the surname McCallister most common?

Wikidata records people named McCallister in the United States.

How do you pronounce McCallister?

McCallister is /məˈkælɪstɚ/, 4 syllables.

Is the surname McCallister getting more or less common?

More common. 7,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,545 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname McCallister

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 8,545 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məˈkælɪstɚ/ 4 syllables Soundex M242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCallister is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McAllister.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,545 people named McCallister in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,132 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,769.

#4,146

rank among US surnames

8,545

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #4,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,138	Welker	8,566	36,043
#4,139	Teran	8,557	36,081
#4,140	Gainey	8,556	36,085
#4,141	Heinrich	8,552	36,102
#4,142	Vetter	8,550	36,111
#4,143	Meneses	8,548	36,119
#4,145	Trice	8,546	36,127

Who is named McCallister

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named McCallister identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCallisters

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lon McCallister
American actor (1923-2005)
Charles McCallister
American water polo player (1903-1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCallister

McCallister has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCallister come from?: Variant of McAllister.
How common is the surname McCallister?: 8,545 people in the United States had the surname McCallister in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,132 Americans. It ranked 4,146th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCallister?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McCallister identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCallister?: Lon McCallister, American actor (1923-2005), followed by Charles McCallister.
Where is the surname McCallister most common?: Wikidata records people named McCallister in the United States.
How do you pronounce McCallister?: McCallister is /məˈkælɪstɚ/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname McCallister getting more or less common?: More common. 7,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,545 in 2010, up 10%.