Mccallum Family History

Mccallum Surname Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Caluim ‘son of Calum or Colum’ a personal name derived from Latin columba ‘dove’. The surname often represents a short form of Mac Gille Caluim or Mac Giolla Coluim ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Columba’ (Colum Cille).

The personal name (Scottish Calum Irish Colum originally combined with giolla ‘servant’) has long been popular in Scotland and Ireland due largely to the cult of Saint Columba 521–597 who converted the Picts to Christianity and founded an influential monastery on the island of Iona.

His name in Irish is Colum Cille ‘Dove of the Church’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mccollum, Allum, Mccall, Mccauley, Mccallion, Mccullen, Mccarley, Mcfall, Cullum, Mccrum

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You can see how Mccallum families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccallum family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mccallum families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 105 Mccallum families living in Ontario. This was about 19% of all the recorded Mccallum's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Mccallum families in 1911.

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What did your Mccallum ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mccallum. 39% of Mccallum men worked as a Farmer and 14% of Mccallum women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mccallum were Farmers son and Stenographer.

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Farmer

39%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Farmers son

Teacher

14%

Income

11%

Housekeeper

10%

Stenographer

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What is the average Mccallum lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Mccallum life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Mccallum in 1944 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

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Mccallum Surname Meaning

His name in Irish is Colum Cille ‘Dove of the Church’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Mccallum family from?

What did your Mccallum ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

39%

Labourer

10%

Laborer

Farmers son

Teacher

14%

Income

11%

Housekeeper

10%

Stenographer

What Mccallum family records will you find?

What is the average Mccallum lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Mccallum life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Mccallum in 1944 was 43, and 72 in 2004.

Mccallum Family History

Mccallum Surname Meaning

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