Explore the Family Name Mccollom

The meaning of Mccollom

Irish (northern): variant of McCollum.

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How common is the last name Mccollom in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mccollom has seen a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 17,984th most popular surname in 2000, it climbed to 17,668th by 2010, marking a 1.76% increase in rank. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also grew over this period, increasing by 11.04% from 1,431 to 1,589. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Mccollom per 100,000 people in the U.S. increased by 1.89%, from 0.53 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,984	#17,668	1.76%
Count	1,431	1,589	11.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.54	1.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccollom

When it comes to the ethnicity of individuals with the Mccollom surname, the census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group remained White, despite experiencing a slight decrease from 90.29% to 87.16%. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw significant growth, jumping by 67.35% from 0.49% to 0.82%. The representation of those identifying as two or more races also rose by 40% to reach 2.45%, while the Hispanic group increased by 43.57% to make up 2.01% of the Mccollom population. The Black community within the Mccollom surname holders also grew by 28.44% to reach 6.73%. However, there was a small decline in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group, which fell by 2.38% to represent just 0.82% of people with the Mccollom surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.29%	87.16%	-3.47%
Black	5.24%	6.73%	28.44%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.45%	40%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.01%	43.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.82%	67.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.84%	0.82%	-2.38%