Culbert Surname

86,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Culbert Surname Definition:

A Fife surname, a variant of Colbert, from Old English Ceolbeorht. William Culbaird at Kowfurd, 1578 (Brechin).

Culbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2281:112,28612,178
Canada8551:43,0945,351
England4281:130,18212,904
Northern Ireland2741:6,7341,198
Ireland1881:25,0482,386
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Scotland1401:38,2423,652
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
France71:9,488,960336,266
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2841:15,5981,967
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1371:27,3232,433
England871:280,17719,488
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6201:80,9988,529

Culbert (243) may also be a first name.

Culbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Fife surname, a variant of Colbert, from Old English Ceolbeorht. William Culbaird at Kowfurd, 1578 (Brechin).

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

For Colbert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Gaelic.) From Culbheart, craft, cunning.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Culbert Last Name Facts

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

Culbert is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culbert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,817th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,314,018 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Culbert are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 573,164th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 243 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,228 people, or 1 in 112,286. In The United States Culbert is most common in: Nevada, where 10 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 15 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Culbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Culbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Culbert last name increased 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 34 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Culbert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Culbert last name is principally Anglican (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Culbert surname are 11.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Culbert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.83% more than the national average, earning R 415,452 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $56,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culberth93176/
Coulbert9366/
Culbeert935/
Culberte933/
Culhbert932/
Culbertt931/
Culberts931/
Caulbert930/
Culbeart930/
Culber9277/
Colbert8636,524/
Julbert86413/
Culvert86100/
Kulbert8662/
Coulber8615/
Caulber862/
Sulbert861/
Colbertt8022/
Kaulbert8013/
Kullbert803/
Colbeert803/
Culverth802/
Colbiert802/
Collbert802/
Joulbert802/
Coulbért801/
Culbirth801/
Giulbert801/
Saulbert800/
Culverts800/
Culver7725,880/
Colber77145/
Kulber7750/
Coolberth7535/
Culbirtts750/
Kolbert71992/
Colbear71132/
Kulberh7125/
Kuhlber7119/
Kulbeer7112/
Zolbert719/
Cullver718/
Coulver713/
Coluert712/
Collber712/
Colbért711/
Kulvert711/
Culverd711/
Kullber711/
Colbirt710/
Colberd710/
Colwert710/
Cuilver710/
Colbier710/
Coolbear67111/
Koelbert6718/
Kuulbeer671/
Colbirth670/
Koolbert670/
Kullbere670/

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Culbert Reference & Research

The Culbert & Related Surnames Website - Provides information on Culbert and related surnames, with a particular focus on connections in Ireland and Scotland.

Culbert One-Name Study - Profile page for the Culbert surname study registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies.

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