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    The surname McCullough

    An Irish surname, carried by 45,852 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkʌ.lək/ 3 syllables Soundex M242

    McCullough: #755 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon McCullough #755, 45,852 people McCullough: #755 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McCullough #755, 45,852 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCullough is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh.

    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 45,852 people named McCullough in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,734 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 44,123.

    #755
    rank among US surnames
    45,852
    people in 2010
    16
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #708)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #746Guevara46,4546,646
    #747Stafford46,3946,655
    #748English46,3936,655
    #749Hurst46,2446,676
    #750Woodard46,2406,677
    #751Cortes46,2296,679
    #752Shannon46,1476,690

    Who is named McCullough

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

    73% of people named McCullough identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCulloughs

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Colleen McCullough
      Australian author (1937-2015)
    • Chris McCullough
      American basketball player (born 1995)
    • Wayne McCullough
      American boxer, born 1970
    • Philo McCullough
      American film actor (1893-1981)
    • Julie McCullough
      American actress and comedian, born 1965
    • Shanna McCullough
      American pornographic actress, born 1960
    • Bernie Mac
      American actor (1957–2008)

    Notable McCulloughs come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCullough

    McCullough has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCullough come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh.
    How common is the surname McCullough?
    45,852 people in the United States had the surname McCullough in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,734 Americans. It ranked 755th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCullough?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named McCullough identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCullough?
    Colleen McCullough, Australian author (1937-2015), followed by Chris McCullough.
    Where is the surname McCullough most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCullough in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McCullough?
    McCullough is /məˈkʌ.lək/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname McCullough getting more or less common?
    More common. 44,123 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 45,852 in 2010, up 3.9%.