Coulling Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Coulling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll or Cole, and diminutive Coll-in or Colin (v. Collins). An early provincialism has turned all the surnames from Coll or Cole into Coul or Cowl; v.

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Coulling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:225,57918,901
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Coulling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Coll or Cole, and diminutive Coll-in or Colin (v. Collins). An early provincialism has turned all the surnames from Coll or Cole into Coul or Cowl; v. Coulson and Coull, and compare Coulton for Colton, Coupe for Cope, Coulthard for Colthird, &c. The final 'g' is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Couling,' one of many personal names terminating in ing; compare Browning or Harding. This must be considered the chief parent of the South-English Coulings, &c.; v. Culling for other instances.

Richard Couling, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Coulyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1746. Married — William Coulton and Mary Alcock: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Places in Suffolk, Kent, and Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cowling, of which the early forms are Coulin and Coulyng, is a very ancient name in the parish of Bodmin, going back as far as the reigns of Ed ward I. and Edward II., when members of the family sat in parliament as burgesses for the borough (M.). As Cowlyng, we find the name in Egloshayle (where it is still represented) in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Coulling Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coulling Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Coulling is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Coulling reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 225,579. In England Coulling is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 23 percent reside, Oxfordshire, where 13 percent reside and Dorset, where 11 percent reside. Barring England Coulling exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Coulling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coulling has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Coulling surname increased 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coulling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coulling surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coulling earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 42.42% more than the national average, earning $61,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $44,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colling937,296/
Culling931,701/
Couling931,562/
Coullin9319/
Collings8814,737/
Cullings88361/
Coullion8810/
Cholling888/
Coullien888/
Scolling884/
Chouling884/
Sculling883/
Chulling881/
Koulling881/
Coolling881/
Couhling880/
Collin8647,581/
Cullin861,076/
Coulin86746/
Coling86543/
Culing86195/
Scaulling820/
Kolling805,121/
Collina804,153/
Cooling801,804/
Kulling801,063/
Calling80313/
Cogling80246/
Cullina80235/
Collion80213/
Collien80206/
Jolling80202/
Cullion80160/
Coeling80125/
Colleng80100/
Solling8098/
Couglin8083/
Collijn8069/
Couslin8050/
Sulling8046/
Jouling8039/
Zolling8023/
Collind8021/
Cuiling8018/
Collinn8016/
Cauling8011/
Colings8010/
Chuling809/
Collisn806/
Collinc806/
Cullinn805/
Julling805/
Choling805/
Cotling804/
Cullien804/
Coullen803/
Coiling802/
Cuellin802/
Zulling802/
Coollin802/
Zouling802/
Cosling801/
Coyling801/
Koullin801/
Culluin801/
Coulina801/
Collinx801/
Coulien801/
Cutling800/
Couhlin800/
Culings800/
Cullind800/
Coellin800/
Coulink800/
Colglin800/
Colin77143,093/
Culin77755/
Colln7745/
Culln771/
Koelling751,820/
Coelingh75188/
Kuelling7585/
Jollings7529/
Zhouling7527/
Jullings7512/
Zoelling7510/
Challing7510/
Callings757/
Couthlin756/
Couhglin755/
Collincs755/
Coolings753/
Colingue753/
Choeling753/
Ceilling752/
Calluing752/
Kullings751/
Saulling751/
Cosellin751/
Coilings751/
Collimgs751/
Zuelling751/
Suilling751/
Callieng751/
Coweling751/
Cuttling751/
Koulieng751/
Collinth750/
Sohlling750/
Colleeng750/
Scauling750/
Scalling750/
Couglinn750/
Causling750/
Cothling750/
Caugling750/
Keulling750/
Colina7194,232/
Cullen7176,565/
Caling713,730/
Collen713,454/
Colijn711,609/
Culina711,412/
Kollin711,387/
Kuling711,383/
Joling711,122/
Callin71865/
Suling71803/
Colgin71710/
Caulin71415/
Juling71400/
Koling71394/
Soling71296/
Kullin71279/
Coglin71178/
Collén71172/
Collyn71109/
Colion71108/
Coolin71102/
Koulin7199/
Culgin7191/
Coulen7186/
Coleng7178/
Coslin7171/
Culion7149/
Collim7144/
Coelln7142/
Cuglin7129/
Ceulin7127/
Cullim7126/
Colind7126/
Cuilin7124/
Coelin7120/
Cautillin7117/
Coluin7111/
Cohlin718/
Cotlin717/
Zoling717/
Coilin716/
Cuslin714/
Colinn713/
Zuling713/
Collengue713/
Colien712/
Collinová712/
Čoling712/
Čuling712/
Tchouleng712/
Cullyn712/
Cutlin711/
Culeng711/
Gioulingk711/
Ccolin711/
Culien711/
Cullne711/
Collln711/
Colinc711/
Scailling711/
Kollingth711/
Culhin710/
Coylin710/
Cuolin710/
Koellling710/
Cailing673,629/
Catling672,524/
Salling672,041/
Colleen671,479/
Coln671,326/
Kauling671,098/
Jalling67863/
Josling67861/
Suhling67647/
Casling67496/
Külling67381/
Kalling67373/
Seuling67249/
Kollien67216/
Koeling67207/
Chaling67196/
Callion67192/
Scaling67141/
Keuling67116/
Coellen67109/
Kolleng67105/
Kuhling67104/
Kullina6796/
Julings6782/
Callina6776/
Cahling6774/
Koullen6771/
Kohling6764/
Koulina6760/
Qualing6757/
Colyong6755/
Kollina6751/
Kuiling6739/
Coollen6738/
Kollind6735/
Solleng6734/
Caaling6730/
Sohling6730/
Koellin6725/
Caliong6722/
Colaeng6722/
Culaeng6721/
Jusling6718/
Kuliong6717/
Caeling6717/
Zhuling6716/
Kotling6716/
Culleen6714/
Zuhling6714/
Caulien6712/
Juiling6711/
Kulläng6711/
Sulleng6710/
Quollin6710/
Cuillen679/
Sauling677/
Kulleng677/
Kusling676/
Causlin676/
Cullenn675/
Cauleng675/
Suiling675/
Jooling675/
Jauling674/
Kooling674/
Culn674/
Coliaen674/
Chuleng674/
Cauglin673/
Khollin673/
Kollion673/
Collent673/
Kogling673/
Coyolin673/
Coolina672/
Tschulingg672/
Coulent672/
Cuellen672/
Coolgin672/
Jolings672/
Kueling672/
Caulina672/
Caullen672/
Cayling672/
Colinne672/
Caluing672/
Caillin672/
Jutling672/
Jülling672/
Choleng672/
Koiling672/
Callind672/
Callien671/
Kaullin671/
Kolingg671/
Kuoling671/
Cullhen671/
Culllen671/
Zuoling671/
Tzuling671/
Sulieng671/
Cottlin671/
Catllin671/
Kollimg671/
Kolhing671/
Kollhin671/
Koulien671/
Zogling671/
Cajolin671/
Ceyling671/
Ceiling671/
Cujilin671/
Coolien671/
Collenn671/
Coislin671/
Colinke671/
Kulinng671/
Keullin671/
Cothlin670/
Cautlin670/
Joiling670/
Qeullin670/
Collend670/
Colinck670/
Cealing670/
Cutleng670/

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