McCullen
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuilinn (“son of Cuileann”), a byname from cuileann (“holly”).
Proper noun
McCullen (plural McCullens)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCullen is the 13160th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2324 individuals. McCullen is most common among White (75.34%) and Black/African American (20.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCullen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN