Show ContentsMacCulley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Scottish MacCulley name is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Cullach," meaning "boar."

Early Origins of the MacCulley family

The surname MacCulley was first found in Wigtownshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Uige), formerly a county in southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the MacCulley family

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MacCulley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacCulloch, MacCullagh, MacCully, MacCullough, MacCulley, MacCullaugh, MacCullock, MacCullie and many more.

Early Notables of the MacCulley family

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Ireland Migration of the MacCulley family to Ireland

Some of the MacCulley family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States MacCulley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacCulley Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James MacCulley, aged 41, who landed in Maryland in 1812 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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