Where Does the MacCallum Surname Come From?

One surname, two spellings: MacCallum and McCollum. The family name meaning is “son of Colum, 'dove'”, the same as for McCollum.

How the spelling arose

Records show MacCallum as one of the forms McCollum took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes McCallum, MacCollum and McCollom.

In the records

MacCallum ranked 28,650 in the 2010 US Census, with 832 people answering to the name.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the McCollum surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

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