How common is the surname McCallum?

10,229 people in the United States had the surname McCallum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,183 Americans. It ranked 3,495th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCallum?

Grace McCallum, American artistic gymnast, followed by Ray McCallum Jr..

Where is the surname McCallum most common?

Wikidata records people named McCallum in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname McCallum getting more or less common?

More common. 9,897 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,229 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname McCallum

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 10,229 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCallum is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).

McCallum is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 10,229 people named McCallum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,183 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,897.

#3,495

rank among US surnames

10,229

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,316)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,486	Hiatt	10,247	30,130
#3,488	Israel	10,245	30,136
#3,489	Crooks	10,244	30,139
#3,490	Searcy	10,243	30,142
#3,491	Logsdon	10,242	30,145
#3,492	Culbertson	10,240	30,151
#3,493	Glaser	10,235	30,166

Who is named McCallum

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

74% of people named McCallum identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCallums

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Grace McCallum
American artistic gymnast, born 2002
Ray McCallum Jr.
American basketball player (born 1991)
Rick McCallum
American film producer, born 1954
Collette McCallum
Australian association football player, born 1986

Notable McCallums come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCallum

McCallum has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCallum come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).
How common is the surname McCallum?: 10,229 people in the United States had the surname McCallum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,183 Americans. It ranked 3,495th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCallum?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named McCallum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCallum?: Grace McCallum, American artistic gymnast, followed by Ray McCallum Jr..
Where is the surname McCallum most common?: Wikidata records people named McCallum in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is McCallum?: McCallum is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCallum getting more or less common?: More common. 9,897 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,229 in 2010, up 3.4%.