Coulter Surname

12,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Coulter Surname Definition:

For Colter, q.v.

A shirreve [sheriff] hadde he been, and a countour.

Was nowher such a worthy vavasour.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 359-60.

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Coulter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,5861:12,6801,580
Canada4,3101:8,5491,272
Australia3,4291:7,8731,171
England3,0891:18,0382,583
Northern Ireland1,9471:948184
Scotland1,1451:4,676807
New Zealand8041:5,632922
Ireland3031:15,5411,745
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Argentina851:502,86437,103
Wales491:63,1545,613
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Israel211:407,50632,346
France201:3,321,136213,627
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia81:165,22626,217
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6861:2,627497
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8411:28,9843,911
Scotland6671:5,612831
Wales21:784,20816,349

Coulter (283) may also be a first name.

Coulter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Colter, q.v.

A shirreve [sheriff] hadde he been, and a countour.

Was nowher such a worthy vavasour.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 359-60.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.

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A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who tended colts, a colt herd.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Culture, near Mende, Languedoc. In 1165 Henry de C. held a barony in Somerset (Lib. Niger). Henry II. confirmed his gifts to Plympton Priory (Mon. ii.). Henry de C. paid scutage in Dorset 1202; and Henry de C. held in chief in Somerset 13th cent. (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

It is of Scottish Gaelic origin, from cul, meaning 'back', and tir, meaning 'land'.

- dapperdev

Coulter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coulter (Arabic: كولتر) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,672nd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 164,542 people. Coulter is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Coulter live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 526,385th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 283 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 28,586 people, or 1 in 12,680. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States Coulter exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Coulter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coulter has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Coulter surname rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coulter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Coulter surname is chiefly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Coulter are 14.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.69% registered with the party.

The amount Coulter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning R 257,640 per year; in United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulther9327/
Coultier9322/
Coultert935/
Coullter934/
Coultter933/
Coutlter932/
Choulter931/
Coultere931/
Dcoulter931/
Colter925,034/
Culter92409/
Coulte924/
Coultherd8836/
D'Coulter881/
Coulthert880/
Coultes86204/
Coltier86179/
Cultier86106/
Koulter869/
Caulter867/
Coultre867/
Cultter864/
Coolter864/
Collter863/
Cuelter863/
Coltter862/
Cutlter862/
Cholter862/
Coultet862/
Culther861/
Coultey861/
Coylter861/
Colther861/
Culteur861/
Coultez860/
Coultee860/
Coultir860/
Coultie860/
Colte83188/
Culte838/
Coultheard820/
Coltherd80121/
Cutilter801/
Coltherp801/
Colthier801/
D'Colter801/
Chaulter800/
Kolter772,058/
Kulter771,081/
Coltea77840/
Coltre77480/
Coltey77234/
Calter77208/
Coltes77117/
Cultet7768/
Cülter7753/
Cultee7743/
Coltee7736/
Coulta7723/
Coltet7712/
Coltez778/
Colteu775/
Zolter774/
Koulte773/
Coulty772/
Cultie772/
Cultir771/
Colthe771/
Coltir771/
Cultes771/
Collte771/
Cultre771/
Coltée771/
Cultey770/
Coltie770/
Coltheart7521/
Qualter71547/
Coultis71276/
Cultess7131/
Koltere7122/
Cuiltre7119/
Zholter7114/
Coltess7110/
Coltest715/
Kholter713/
Coltech713/
Chalter713/
Cuyltre712/
Calteer712/
Caltter711/
Csalter711/
Kuelter711/
Cuilete711/
Cuilthe711/
Coeltte711/
Coultheist710/
Colthey710/
Calther710/
Koelter710/
Caultey710/
Caltier710/
Caslter710/
Kolte6726,553/
Colta673,199/
Calte67370/
Culty67192/
Culta67159/
Coultish67142/
Kulte6765/
Qualtier6758/
Culti6756/
Colti6753/
Cailteur6731/
Colty6719/
Qualtere6715/
Colthird674/
Coltaire672/
Cooltech672/
Chealter671/
Coultois671/
Cohîltir671/
Cuilette670/

Coulter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coulter in the Arabic language
كولترkwltr-

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Coulter Reference & Research

Coulter DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coulter
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