| ![Show Contents]() McCullah History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Among the clans of the Scottish/English Borderlands, the Strathclyde Britons were the first to use the name McCullah. It is derived from the Gaelic personal name Cullach, meaning boar. Early Origins of the McCullah familyThe surname McCullah 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 one of the first on record was Andrew MacCulloch who served King William the Lion of Scotland and received the lands of Myretoun (now Monreith near Whitehorn in Wigtown). However ancient records show the Clan as being mentioned in the year 743 in that area. Early History of the McCullah familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCullah research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1354, 1470, 1640, 1697 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McCullah History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCullah Spelling VariationsThe origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. McCullah has been spelled MacCulloch, MacCullagh, MacCully, MacCullough, MacCulley, MacCullaugh, MacCullock, MacCullie, MacLulich and many more. Early Notables of the McCullah familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Sir Godfrey McCulloch, 2nd Baronet of Mertoun (c.1640-1697), a Scottish politician executed for the murder of William Gordon who died from a shot in the leg, partly as a result of a long-standing feud. Following the execution, much of his family emigrated to America...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McCullah Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the McCullah family to Ireland
Some of the McCullah family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| McCullah migration to the United States | + |
The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:
McCullah Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mathew McCullah, who landed in Mississippi in 1799 1
McCullah Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Sarah McCullah, aged 19, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
McCullah Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Catherine McCullah, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Tyrone, in 1906
- Dora McCullah, who landed in America, in 1909
- Mary E. McCullah, who landed in America, in 1909
- Susan McCullah, aged 26, who landed in America from Liverpool, England, in 1913
- W McCullah, aged 27, who settled in America, in 1923
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Contemporary Notables of the name McCullah (post 1700) | + |
- Karen McCullah Lutz, American screenwriter and novelist
- McCullah St. Johns, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952 2
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Vi et animo
Motto Translation: By strength and courage.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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McCullah migration to the United States 
