# McCallum

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,658

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A community on the south coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Caluim (“son of Calum”).

## Easily confused with
- **McCollum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mccallum-vs-mccollum)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cmcallum`, `mcacllum`, `mcallum`, `mccallmu`, `mccallumm`, `mccalulm`, `mccalum`, `mcclalum`, `mmccallum`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mccallum