Coultar Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameCoultar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
A lake at St. Nynians, co. Lanark, is so called.
Coultar Demographics
Coultar Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Coultar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coultar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coultar is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coultar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Coultar is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Coultar is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Coultar live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 25 percent live, East Ayrshire, where 25 percent live and Glasgow City, where 25 percent live. Other than Scotland Coultar is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Coultar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Coultar has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Coultar last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Coultar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coultard | 93 | 150 | / |
| Coultart | 93 | 23 | / |
| Coulthar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Coltar | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cultar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Coulthard | 88 | 6,992 | / |
| Coulthart | 88 | 322 | / |
| Coltart | 86 | 691 | / |
| Colthar | 86 | 40 | / |
| Cioltar | 86 | 26 | / |
| Coultor | 86 | 4 | / |
| Coltard | 86 | 3 | / |
| Culttar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Coulthhard | 82 | 2 | / |
| Coultheard | 82 | 0 | / |
| Coltharp | 80 | 1,192 | / |
| Colthart | 80 | 414 | / |
| Coltaire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Culthart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Colthard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caulthar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Culthard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caultart | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scaultar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coltor | 77 | 115 | / |
| Sultar | 77 | 107 | / |
| Soltar | 77 | 57 | / |
| Kultar | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zoltar | 77 | 10 | / |
| Koltar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Caltar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cultor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coltheart | 75 | 21 | / |
| Coulthorp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Colthardt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caulthard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caulthart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Colltharp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coldthard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Coulthord | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sulthar | 71 | 14 | / |
| Cultour | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cultore | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scoltor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scultor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khultar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Solttar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koeltar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soltaur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Culteur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koltarz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calthar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Qualtar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Solltar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Caltaur | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chaltar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Coltort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colthor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Caultor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colthorp | 67 | 159 | / |
| Kaulthar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Caltharp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zoltaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caultour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khultgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colthort | 67 | 0 | / |
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