Coultar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coultar Surname Definition:

From the manor of Coulter in Lanarkshire. Richard of Culter, sheriff of Lanark, appears in record in 1226 (Athole, p. 704). Alexander de Cultre witnessed a grant by Maldoueny, earl of Lennox to Stephen de Blantyr, c. 1248 (Levenax, p. 36).

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Coultar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Coultar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the manor of Coulter in Lanarkshire. Richard of Culter, sheriff of Lanark, appears in record in 1226 (Athole, p. 704). Alexander de Cultre witnessed a grant by Maldoueny, earl of Lennox to Stephen de Blantyr, c. 1248 (Levenax, p. 36). John Coulter in Preistsyde, parish of Cummertrees, 1686 (Dumfries). William Coulter, lord-provost of Edinburgh, died in 1810. (2) Andrew de Cultyr who held land in Aberdeen in 1281 (REA., II, p. 278) doubtless derived his name from the lands of Coulter in Aberdeenshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A lake at St. Nynians, co. Lanark, is so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Coultar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coultar is found most in Scotland. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Coultar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coultar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Coultar are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Coultar is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is primarily found in: City of Edinburgh, where 25 percent are found, East Ayrshire, where 25 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Scotland Coultar exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Coultar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coultar has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Coultar surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coultar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Coultar last name is predominantly Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland.

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