Culley Surname
Approximately 9,114 people bear this surname
Culley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Nicholas'; v. Colley. This is a Norfolk form, where o seems commonly to have become u; compare Cubitt for Cobbett, and Cullyer for Collier.
Thomas Culley, sheriff of Norwich, 1559: History of Norfolk.
Read More About This SurnameCulley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,573 | 1:79,261 | 9,052 |
| England | 2,707 | 1:20,583 | 2,914 |
| Australia | 570 | 1:47,361 | 5,928 |
| Canada | 446 | 1:82,613 | 9,203 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:40,559 | 3,794 |
| Guyana | 110 | 1:6,929 | 1,147 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Wales | 102 | 1:30,339 | 3,079 |
| Ireland | 87 | 1:54,126 | 3,790 |
| Cuba | 70 | 1:164,610 | 3,825 |
| Northern Ireland | 51 | 1:36,177 | 3,487 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 152 | 1:29,144 | 2,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,187 | 1:20,535 | 2,907 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:55,869 | 3,649 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 709 | 1:70,830 | 7,623 |
Culley (238) may also be a first name.
Culley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Nicholas'; v. Colley. This is a Norfolk form, where o seems commonly to have become u; compare Cubitt for Cobbett, and Cullyer for Collier.
Thomas Culley, sheriff of Norwich, 1559: History of Norfolk.
Joshua Culley, or Cully, mayor of Norwich, 1606: ibid.
(Celtic) Dweller at the Wood or Woodland [Gaelic and Irish coille] (English) for Coll(e)y or Coley, q.v.
Ó Calla Cos. Armagh and Antrim
From Couillet; a location name in Flanders Cuilly in Roll of Battell Abbey. Hugo de Cuilly in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
In the reign of Elizabeth, Thomas Culley was mayor and Joshua Culley was sheriff of the city of Norwich, where the name yet remains; in 1630, James Culley was curate of Surlingham (Bl.).
Culley Demographics
Culley Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Culley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Culley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Culley is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Culley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Culley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 55,701st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 799,599 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Culley reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 580,229th most numerous first name globally, borne by 238 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,573 people, or 1 in 79,261. In The United States Culley is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Virginia, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States Culley exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Culley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Culley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Culley surname increased 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 680 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Culley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Culley surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Culley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.74% more than the national average, earning 559,764 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.75% less than the national average, earning R 174,072 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.47% more than the national average, earning $59,356 CAD per year.
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Culley Reference & Research
Cooley FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Cooley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
McCully 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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