McCallum

English

Alternative forms

McCullum

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).

Proper noun

McCallum (plural McCallums)

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McCallum is the 3495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10229 individuals. McCallum is most common among White (73.74%) and Black/African American (21.46%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCallum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.

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