How common is the surname McCollum?

19,990 people in the United States had the surname McCollum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,445 Americans. It ranked 1,798th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCollum?

CJ McCollum, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by Elmer McCollum.

Where is the surname McCollum most common?

Wikidata records people named McCollum in the United States.

Is the surname McCollum getting more or less common?

More common. 19,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,990 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname McCollum

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 19,990 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). McCollum is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coluim (“son of Colum”).

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,990 people named McCollum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,445 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,341.

#1,798

rank among US surnames

19,990

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,700)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,789	Paige	20,063	15,389
#1,790	Urban	20,058	15,393
#1,791	Boucher	20,050	15,399
#1,792	Fontenot	20,035	15,410
#1,793	Washburn	20,030	15,414
#1,794	Farr	20,011	15,429
#1,795	Melvin	20,008	15,431

Who is named McCollum

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

77% of people named McCollum identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCollums

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

CJ McCollum
American basketball player (born 1991)
Elmer McCollum
American biochemist (1879-1967)
Betty McCollum
American politician, born 1954
Errick McCollum
American basketball player (born 1988)
Bill McCollum
American lawyer and politician (born 1944)
Lil Yachty
American rapper and singer, born 1997

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCollum

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCollum come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coluim (“son of Colum”).
How common is the surname McCollum?: 19,990 people in the United States had the surname McCollum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,445 Americans. It ranked 1,798th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCollum?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named McCollum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCollum?: CJ McCollum, American basketball player (born 1991), followed by Elmer McCollum.
Where is the surname McCollum most common?: Wikidata records people named McCollum in the United States.
What type of surname is McCollum?: McCollum is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCollum getting more or less common?: More common. 19,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,990 in 2010, up 3.4%.