The McCulley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,450 people carried this name — #6,269 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is down 2% from 5,560 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, McCulley was counted together with McAuley: 91 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 430 people lived in those households, 4.7 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McAuley, McCalley, McCally, Maccauley, Maccauly, McCauley, McCaulley, McCauly, McCawley, McCawly, McColley, McColly, McCulley, Mcculley, McCully, Mecauley. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 32
North Carolina 23
Maryland 12
New Hampshire 6
New York 6
South Carolina 6
Virginia 3
Massachusetts 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 251 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McCulley in American newspapers,
1891–1921.

Newspaper page from The Southern Argus carrying the name McCulley
The Southern Argus 1891-11-05
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name McCulley
Evening Star 1921-06-26
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name McCulley
Daily Kennebec Journal 1921-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,228 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McCulley in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1960s.

232 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCulley. The most, 63, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 144
Victoria 30
South Australia 28
Queensland 19
Western Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCulley.

Who carried it

People named McCulley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johnston McCulley 1883–1958 · novelist
  • Bob McCulley 1914–1993 · ice hockey player
  • Pete McCulley 1931–1992 · American football coach

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McCulley,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States405 records

405 records of the McCulley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 219
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 103
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lonnie M. McCulley

    Born 1907 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; apprentice. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas McCulley

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the State of Nebraska from Glasgow and Larne, aged 64; cooper. From Belfast; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Elxie Albert McCulley

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1965; buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 405 records for McCulley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada78 records

78 records of the McCulley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 73
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Eileen Margaret McCulley

    Buried in 1973 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 48.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Bradford McCulley

    Died 1939 in Wards Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George McCulley

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 78 records for McCulley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia29 records

29 records of the McCulley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas McCulley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Champion of the Seas, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Larnley McCulley

    Representative of West Brunswick, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary McCulley

    Of Ireland; died 1902.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 29 records for McCulley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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