Where Does the McCullen Surname Come From?

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What McCullen means

Behind the McCullen surname stands Cullen, an Irish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Descendant of Cuileann ("holly")”.

How the spelling arose

McCullen simply joins the particle Mc to Cullen, a habit common in Irish naming. The same family of names includes O'Cullen and Cullane.

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