Coulter Surname
Approximately 44,290 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCoulter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,586 | 1:12,680 | 1,580 |
| Canada | 4,310 | 1:8,549 | 1,272 |
| Australia | 3,429 | 1:7,873 | 1,171 |
| England | 3,089 | 1:18,038 | 2,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,947 | 1:948 | 184 |
| Scotland | 1,145 | 1:4,676 | 807 |
| New Zealand | 804 | 1:5,632 | 922 |
| Ireland | 303 | 1:15,541 | 1,745 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,686 | 1:2,627 | 497 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 841 | 1:28,984 | 3,911 |
| Scotland | 667 | 1:5,612 | 831 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
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.
Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.
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Ó Coltair Of Ballycolter. IF 305*.
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(English) One who tended colts, a colt herd.
A lake at St. Nynians, co. Lanark, is so called.
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).
User-submitted Reference
It is of Scottish Gaelic origin, from cul, meaning 'back', and tir, meaning 'land'.
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Average Coulter Salary in
United States
$43,479 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Coulter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Coulter in the Arabic language | ||
| كولتر | kwltr | - |
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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.
Coulter FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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