Cullimore Surname

195,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Cullimore Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Black Moor [v. under Culliford and + Old English mór) (Celtic) (with intros. i) belonging to Culmore = 1 the Great Wood [Gaelic and Irish coill, a wood + mór, great] 2 the Great Corner or Angle [Gaelic and Irish cuil, a corner, &c.

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Cullimore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:72,2678,263
United States6371:569,00946,718
Canada2911:126,61713,224
New Zealand1321:34,3055,926
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Ireland871:54,1263,790
Wales471:65,8415,810
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4151:58,7366,906
Wales391:40,2162,129
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Cullimore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Black Moor [v. under Culliford and + Old English mór) (Celtic) (with intros. i) belonging to Culmore = 1 the Great Wood [Gaelic and Irish coill, a wood + mór, great] 2 the Great Corner or Angle [Gaelic and Irish cuil, a corner, &c. + mór, great] Culmore, Derry, occurs as Cuilmór in the ‘Four Masters.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thomas Cullimore was a Tetbury churchwarden in 1679 (Lee's "Tetbury").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cullimore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cullimore occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cullimore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 195,664th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,399,042 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Cullimore are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 771 people, or 1 in 72,267. In England Cullimore is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent are found, Hampshire, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Cullimore is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Cullimore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cullimore has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cullimore last name grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,027 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 207 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cullimore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cullimore last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cullimore last name are 30.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.46% registered with the party.

The amount Cullimore earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $43,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,982 CAD per year.

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