Show ContentsMacCulloch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the MacCulloch family

The surname MacCulloch 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 MacCulloch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacCulloch research. Another 139 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296 and 1354 are included under the topic Early MacCulloch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

MacCulloch Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the MacCulloch family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • MacCulloch of Cardoness Castle

Ireland Migration of the MacCulloch family to Ireland

Some of the MacCulloch 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 MacCulloch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

MacCulloch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John and Jane MacCulloch, who settled in Charles Town in 1762
MacCulloch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Geo MacCulloch, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1811 1
  • Mary MacCulloch, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 1
  • William MacCulloch, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 1
  • James MacCulloch, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1

Contemporary Notables of the name MacCulloch (post 1700) +

  • Annalise MacCulloch, American actress, known for her role a Torren in Stargate: Atlantis (2008)
  • Kristen MacCulloch, American actress, known for American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018), Go Fish (2016) and Things Have Changed Since Kindergarten (2016)
  • Todd Carlyle MacCulloch (b. 1976), Canadian retired professional basketball player from Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Diarmaid Ninian John MacCulloch (b. 1951), English writer and professor of the History in the University of Oxford from Kent, England, known for A History of Christianity (2009), Inside the Court of Henry VIII (2015) and How God Made the English (2012)
  • John MacCulloch FRS (1773-1835), Scottish geologist who produced the first geological maps of Scotland and introduced the word "malaria" into the English language


  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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