Callum

See also: callum

English

Etymology

Scottish surname, shortened from McCallum; also a variant of Calum.

Proper noun

Callum (plural Callums)

1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Callum is the 39052^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Callum is most common among Black/African American (56.21%) and White (37.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Callum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273.