How common is the surname McCulley?

5,450 people in the United States had the surname McCulley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,651 Americans. It ranked 6,269th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McCulley?

Johnston McCulley, American writer (1883-1958), followed by Michael J. McCulley.

Where is the surname McCulley most common?

Wikidata records people named McCulley in the United States.

Is the surname McCulley getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,450 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname McCulley

A surname, carried by 5,450 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCulley is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,450 people named McCulley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,651 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,560.

#6,269

rank among US surnames

5,450

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #5,716)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,265	Bey	5,453	56,619
#6,267	Knecht	5,452	56,630
#6,268	Cawley	5,451	56,640
#6,269	McCulley	5,450	56,651
#6,271	Lowder	5,449	56,661

Who is named McCulley

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

86% of people named McCulley identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McCulleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnston McCulley
American writer (1883-1958)
Michael J. McCulley
American astronaut, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McCulley

McCulley has the Soundex code M240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M240.

Questions

How common is the surname McCulley?: 5,450 people in the United States had the surname McCulley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,651 Americans. It ranked 6,269th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McCulley?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McCulley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McCulley?: Johnston McCulley, American writer (1883-1958), followed by Michael J. McCulley.
Where is the surname McCulley most common?: Wikidata records people named McCulley in the United States.
Is the surname McCulley getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,450 in 2010, down 2.0%.