Find out how popular the last name McCullor is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McCullor.

McCullor, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McCullor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McCullor in America

McCullor is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McCullor surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McCullor.

We can also compare 2010 data for McCullor to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McCullor

The surname McCullor has its origins in Scotland, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Gaelic word "Mac Ille Urchraidh," which translates to "son of the servant of Urchraidh," a personal name that means "descendant of the boar." This suggests that the McCullor family may have had ties to a clan or region associated with hunting wild boars.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a collection of homage rolls submitted to King Edward I of England. The name is listed as "Makculoch," which is a variation of the modern spelling. This indicates that the McCullor family had established itself in Scotland by the late 13th century.

The McCullor name is also found in the records of the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland in the 14th century, where it is spelled "MacCuloch." These rolls were financial records maintained by the Scottish government, suggesting that members of the McCullor family held positions of some importance or wealth during this time.

In the 17th century, the McCullor name appears in the parish records of Kilmarnock, a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. One notable individual from this era was John McCullor, born in 1647, who was a landowner and farmer in the Kilmarnock area.

As the McCullor family dispersed throughout Scotland and beyond, variations in spelling became more common. In the 18th century, the name was sometimes recorded as "McCullock" or "McCullough" in different regions.

One prominent bearer of the McCullor name was Sir Archibald McCullor, a Scottish military officer who served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1772 and died in 1838, and was known for his bravery and leadership in several notable battles, including the Battle of Waterloo.

In the 19th century, the McCullor name began to appear in records across the Atlantic, as many Scottish families emigrated to North America. One notable example is James McCullor, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland, who later settled in Nova Scotia, Canada, and became a successful merchant and community leader.

Other historical figures with the McCullor surname include William McCullor, a Scottish poet born in 1742, whose works explored themes of nature and rural life, and Elizabeth McCullor, a pioneering educator born in 1856 in Edinburgh, who founded one of the first schools for girls in Scotland focused on science and mathematics education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McCullor

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McCullor.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McCullor was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McCullor has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McCullor was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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