Explore the Family Name Mccullah
The meaning of Mccullah
Irish: variant of McCullough or Scottish McCulloch or McKellar.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Mccullah in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mccullah has shown slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 29,040th in popularity but moved up to 28,215th by 2010, marking a growth rate of 2.84 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased by 10.27 percent from 769 in 2000 to 848 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the popularity remained steady at 0.29 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #29,040 | #28,215 | 2.84% |
| Count | 769 | 848 | 10.27% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccullah
The ethnicity breakdown of individuals with the surname Mccullah, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that most identify as White, with the percentage slightly increasing from 87.13 in 2000 to 87.38 in 2010. Notably, there was an emergence of Hispanic identification which was not present in 2000 but accounted for 2.00 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight decrease from 1.95 percent to 1.89 percent over the decade. Black identification stayed relatively stable, decreasing minutely from 6.63 percent to 6.60 percent. Lastly, the proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was 2.86 percent in 2000, was suppressed in the 2010 data for privacy reasons. No one identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.13% | 87.38% | 0.29% |
| Black | 6.63% | 6.6% | -0.45% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 1.95% | 1.89% | -3.08% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 2.86% | 0% | 0% |