How common is the surname McCullers?

1,594 people in the United States had the surname McCullers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCullers?

Carson McCullers, American writer (1917–1967), followed by Lance McCullers, Jr..

Where is the surname McCullers most common?

Wikidata records people named McCullers in the United States.

Is the surname McCullers getting more or less common?

More common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname McCullers

A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 1,594 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCullers is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Variant of McKellar, with redundant English patronymic -s.

McCullers 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 1,594 people named McCullers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,450.

#17,625

rank among US surnames

1,594

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,799)

Who is named McCullers

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

56% of people named McCullers identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCullerss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carson McCullers
American writer (1917–1967)
Lance McCullers, Jr.
American baseball player (born 1993)
Michael McCullers
American screenwriter, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCullers

McCullers has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McCullers come from?: Variant of McKellar, with redundant English patronymic -s.
How common is the surname McCullers?: 1,594 people in the United States had the surname McCullers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 193,692 Americans. It ranked 17,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCullers?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McCullers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCullers?: Carson McCullers, American writer (1917–1967), followed by Lance McCullers, Jr..
Where is the surname McCullers most common?: Wikidata records people named McCullers in the United States.
What type of surname is McCullers?: McCullers is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McCullers getting more or less common?: More common. 1,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,594 in 2010, up 9.9%.