Collum is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Collum
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Is a variation of Malcolm. Descendant of Malcolm meaning "devotee of St. Columbia, dove".

A form of the Colon. A variant of Colomb meaning "one who raised doves".

Collum is a form of Golub. Dweller at the sign of the pigeon or dove; one with some of the qualities of a pigeon.

Variation of McCallum. The son of the tender one, i.e., one who was like a dove.

Surname is variation of McCollum. The son of the tender one, i.e., one who was like a dove.

Collum is a variation of Malcom. Originally a personal name, signifying Maol-Cholumb, 'the Servant of Columba,' the famous saint of Iona. So Maol-Jes, the true name of the old Earls of Strathern, means 'Servant of Jesus.' See cognate derivations under Gilchrist, Gos patrick, etc. "Murile means servant; therefore Malcolm (properly Mavile Columb) the servant of Columba; Malbrigd, the servant of St. Bridget; Malpatric, the servant of St. Patrick; Malmory (Mavile Maria), the ser vant of St. Mary". Ecclesiologist, April, 1819 . This family represent "the clan Challum or Mac Callum, settled, according to the traditions of the country, from a very early period in Argyleshire." B.L.G.

How popular is Collum?

Collum is common in United States, India, Ireland, England.

Collum is ranked 82327 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Collum bearers increased by 1.42 per cent in 2010 US census to 3568 since 2000, the surname slipped by 537 spots and ranked at 9144. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.98 91.79
Black 4.96 4.35
Others 1.57 1.31
Hispanic or Latino 1.35 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62 0.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.57
Collum is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5888 people have been found who wears Collum as their family name. Collum is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Collum:
8,680 United States4,781
Countries with hundreds of Collum:
81,894 India295
1,975 Ireland254
22,043 England196
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,859 Canada97
26,493 Australia89
5,179 Scotland82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
92,464 South Africa26
5,468 Northern Ireland23
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
106,478 Zimbabwe6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Collum worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 50 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ashland and arrived on June 5, 1849. 35 years old Betsey Collum, Infant U Collum, Maid Ann Collum, Immigrant Cathe. Collum, 18 years old John Collum, 20 years old William Collum, 30 years old U Collum, 25 years old U Collum, are other Collum that migrated to US from Liverpool, Londonderry and Dublin.

Collum Namesakes

  • Hugh Collum, British businessman
  • John Collum, American child actor
  • Jackie Collum, pitcher in Major League Baseball

Collum Namesakes

  • Hugh Collum, British businessman
  • John Collum, American child actor
  • Jackie Collum, pitcher in Major League Baseball

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