Cull Surname

56,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cull Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cul(l)a.

2 for Coll = Cole, q.v. (Celtic) Dweller at a Wood [Gaelic and Irish coill]

Cull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9101:124,55613,235
England2,5141:22,1633,095
Canada1,4141:26,0583,495
Australia1,0811:24,9733,406
New Zealand2901:15,6152,720
Scotland1471:36,4213,532
Northern Ireland1221:15,1232,057
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Wales1141:27,1452,804
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Grenada11:108,5351,793
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2581:17,1702,102
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4311:17,0342,483
Scotland411:91,2984,744
Wales201:78,4213,652
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8551:58,7356,505

Cull (20) may also be a first name.

Cull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cul(l)a.

2 for Coll = Cole, q.v. (Celtic) Dweller at a Wood [Gaelic and Irish coill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Silly, simple. North. Halliw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Kulla; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cull Last Name Facts

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

Cull is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cull? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cull is the 56,443rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 811,079 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Cull live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous given name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Cull is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,910 people, or 1 in 124,556. In The United States Cull is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, Kentucky, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Cull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cull has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cull surname grew 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 359 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cull Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cull last name are 12.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cull earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.16% more than the national average, earning R 266,532 per year; in United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $49,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scull895,268/
Coull894,526/
Chull89108/
Culle8975/
Caull8916/
Cullt892/
Ciull891/
Cuill891/
Cul861,318/
Chulle80719/
Cusell80256/
Caulle80250/
Cuylle80238/
Cuille8099/
Coulle8098/
Chuill802/
Cutell801/
Scoull800/
Cutill800/
Coll7533,583/
Culp7519,086/
Kull759,806/
Caul751,617/
Cule751,362/
Chul751,206/
Jull751,059/
Coul75920/
Sull75502/
Czul75431/
Zull75351/
Ciul75240/
Cuyl7535/
Cuil7531/
Cult7525/
Scul7512/
Cuhl755/
Culd755/
Dcul753/
Kcul752/
Ceul751/
Cutl751/
Cuël751/
Ckul751/
Hcul751/
Cuttell73501/
Cuttill73298/
Cussell73197/
Coucill73187/
Cousell739/
Tschull739/
Couëlle734/
Chaulle734/
Cousill732/
Coutell732/
Cautill732/
Cuchill731/
Cussill731/
D'Scull731/
Cullova731/
Causell730/
Cautell730/
Choul6731,393/
Kulle675,427/
Chule672,022/
Caule67859/
Chaul67514/
Saull67429/
Zuill67376/
Ciule67300/
Koull67275/
Gcule67259/
Cuyle67233/
Julle67205/
Kaull67176/
Coule67159/
Culph67156/
Cheul67136/
Cucel67123/
Cuile67103/
Keull6787/
Khull6783/
Cusil6773/
Cooll6760/
Couchell6757/
Cuijl6750/
Zulle6749/
Coussell6743/
Coell6741/
Kuill6741/
Culhe6732/
Czoll6730/
Could6722/
Cusel6716/
Cucil6713/
Cahul6713/
Juill6712/
Kuhll679/
Csóll679/
Seull678/
Coulp678/
Chuil678/
Kullh677/
Cauld676/
Zullh674/
Giull674/
Zutll673/
Cutil672/
Dzull672/
Zoull672/
Cutel672/
Kutll671/
Caussell671/
Cugli671/
Cuilt671/
Ciullová671/
Zeull671/
Zullt671/
Scaul671/
Suill671/
Jaull671/
Kgull671/
Ķulle671/
Tchoulle671/
Tcheulle671/
Cauul671/
Causl671/
Culleŕes671/
Couhl671/
Zulhl671/
Jullt671/
Kuull670/
Cuschill670/
Cauchell670/
Caulp670/
Cusle670/
Kullp670/

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