How common is the surname McCullen?

2,324 people in the United States had the surname McCullen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,851 Americans. It ranked 13,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname McCullen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,324 in 2010, up 7.7%.

The surname McCullen

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,324 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). McCullen is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuilinn (“son of Cuileann”), a byname from cuileann (“holly”).

McCullen 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 2,324 people named McCullen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,851 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,158.

#13,160

rank among US surnames

2,324

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,028)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,153	Washam	2,327	132,680
#13,155	Huezo	2,326	132,737
#13,158	Cannella	2,325	132,794
#13,160	Neuhaus	2,324	132,851
#13,165	Pettyjohn	2,323	132,908
#13,166	Ziemer	2,322	132,965

Who is named McCullen

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

75% of people named McCullen identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCullen

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

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname McCullen come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuilinn (“son of Cuileann”), a byname from cuileann (“holly”).
How common is the surname McCullen?: 2,324 people in the United States had the surname McCullen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,851 Americans. It ranked 13,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCullen?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McCullen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is McCullen?: McCullen is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCullen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,324 in 2010, up 7.7%.